Format
VM
Vestby-Ellingsen, Mads
IM🇳🇴FIDE 1520857· Male· Norway· Born in 2002
Follow Mads Vestby-EllingsenTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Mads Vestby-Ellingsen, a 24-year-old Norwegian International Master, is rated 2388 and ranked 26th among Norwegian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 14 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈94/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rallarsjakken 2026 A, Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9, and Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 A. Also played 4 rapid (including Advokatfirmaet FINN Rapid Chess International 2025 A) and 9 blitz events (including NM i lynsjakk 2025 Mester 3) recently. His peak of 2452 was reached at age 16 (May 2018, Norwegian #16 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2020 (age 18) and FM in 2018 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #15 in U16, World #93 in U14 and #2, #2 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U12.
Current rating
2388
Standard
Rpd2337·Blz2395
All-time high
2452
−64 pts below
May 2018 · age 16
May 2018 · age 16
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#26
#26 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Feb 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 22
May 2024
2022
7-month rising streak
+44 Elo
Dec 2022
2021
2nd Norwegian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2375
Oct 2021
2020
2nd Norwegian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2361
Aug 2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 18 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
2387 → 2388
Tournaments
10
61 games
Score
36.5/ 6159.8%
24W25D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2321 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | 2397 | +0.5 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 2375 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #21 | 2441 | +2.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #29 | 2383 | +1.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #25 | 2347 | -1.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2458 | +11.5 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #15 | 2405 | +3.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGunnar LundFM
🇳🇴NOR·2350
+23 −21 =23
67 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsPal RoysetCM
🇳🇴NOR·2095
+25 −21 =12
58 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsEvsuld MyagmarsurenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2317
+27 −9 =4
40 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsEirik Strom Austad
🇳🇴NOR·2177
+30 −5 =2
37 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsNicolai Maxime OstensenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2405
+12 −11 =7
30 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Norway
#26
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#1,196
in continent
World
#1,889
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Norway
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇳🇴Follow Johan-Sebastian ChristiansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,657 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴Follow Aryan TariTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,641 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴Follow Elham AmarTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,576 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴Follow Jon Ludvig HammerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,574 |
| 6 | 🇳🇴Follow Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,565 |
| 7 | 🇳🇴Follow Simen AgdesteinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,546 |
| 8 | 🇳🇴Follow Kristian Stuvik HolmTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,497 |
| 9 | 🇳🇴Follow Jesper HallTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,494 |
| 10 | 🇳🇴Follow Geir Sune Tallaksen OstmoeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,488 |
| ... | ||
| 26 | 2,388 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| ... | ||
| 1196 | 2,388 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 1889 | 2,388 | |