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Melbye, Tor Vegard
🇳🇴FIDE 1517473· Male· Norway· Born in 1966
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Tor Vegard Melbye, a 60-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1772 — just 22 short of his peak of 1794 (Dec 2025, age 59). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 18 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Eidsvoll Klubbmesterskap 2026 R 1-3 and ESK Hostturnering 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Innlandet Kretsmesterskap for lag 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Eidsvoll Klubbmesterskap Lynsjakk 2025) recently. He took a 18-month break between Apr 2022 and Nov 2023.
Current rating
1772
Standard
Rpd1769·Blz1833
All-time high
1794
−22 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 59
Dec 2025 · age 59
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#85,197
#85,197 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
66th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1794
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1794
at age 59 · −22 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1538 → 1750
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 58
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1542 → returned at 1538
Apr 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1787 → 1772
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
4W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 1759 | -22.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #2 | 1819 | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOdd Martin Kvile
🇳🇴NOR·1724
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTormod Morisbak
🇳🇴NOR·1591
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsFrode Aasgaard
🇳🇴NOR·1974
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKim Tore Trana
🇳🇴NOR·1694
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRichard Flores
🇳🇴NOR·1750
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#803
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#61,265
in continent
World
#85,195
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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