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Mennink, Marcel
🇳🇴FIDE 1519530· Male· Norway· Born in 1981
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Marcel Mennink, a 45-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1781 — just 25 short of his peak of 1806 (Mar 2024, age 43). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Molde langsjakk var 2026 R 3, Molde Hostturnering Langsjakk 2025 R 2, and Seriesjakk More og Romsdal 2026 2. divisjon. Also played 9 rapid (including Kongsberg Maritime Chess Festival - Hurtig - Alesund 2025) and 9 blitz events (including Kongsberg Maritime Chess Festival - Lyn - Alesund 2025) recently. He took a 21-month break between Apr 2022 and Feb 2024.
Current rating
1781
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1836
All-time high
1806
−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 43
Mar 2024 · age 43
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,325
#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1680 → 1806
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1806
at age 43 · −25 from today
Mar 2024
2022
51st Norwegian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1680
Apr 2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1680 → returned at 1682
Apr 2022
2020
50th Norwegian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1681
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1774 → 1781
Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
11.5/ 2252.3%
11W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1953 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2206 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2728 | +14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #8 | 1636 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1709 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2303 | +3.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsTor Wetle Hoem
🇳🇴NOR·1923
+11 −31 =10
52 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsHakon Bentsen
🇳🇴NOR
+2 −26 =1
29 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsMatheo Frosoye
🇳🇴NOR·1672
+14 −8 =2
24 games·last met May 2025
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vsTorkild Valle
🇳🇴NOR·1452
+22 −0 =0
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKjell Tore Sandum
🇳🇴NOR·2032
+2 −13 =7
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#779
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#59,322
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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