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Utseth, Mikhail
🇳🇴FIDE 1517562· Male· Norway· Born in 1961
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Mikhail Utseth, a 65-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1662. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 16 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearance: Asker Schakklubbs Klubbmesterskap 2026 Mester mars. Also played 1 rapid (including Asker Sommerhurtig 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Asker Sommerlyn 2025) recently. His peak of 1709 was reached at age 53 (Apr 2014).
Current rating
1662
Standard
Rpd1756·Blz1813
All-time high
1709
−47 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 53
Apr 2014 · age 53
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#123,695
#123,695 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+206 Elo)
1474 → 1680
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
71st Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1583
Apr 2022
2020
85th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1593
Oct 2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1593 → returned at 1581
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1682 → 1662
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
2/ 922.2%
2W0D7L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/4 | #7 | 1646 | -4.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/5 | #7 | 1627 | -15.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLars Brauti
🇳🇴NOR·1713
+8 −12 =4
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVegard Hole
🇳🇴NOR·1692
+11 −9 =3
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoran Aulin-JanssonFM
🇳🇴NOR·2140
+0 −22 =1
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTrond Olsen Lid
🇳🇴NOR·1770
+12 −9 =1
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsErik Lovberget
🇳🇴NOR·1568
+16 −4 =1
21 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Norway
#1,226
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#85,384
in continent
World
#123,689
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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