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Skotheim, Havard
🇳🇴FIDE 1521128· Male· Norway· Born in 1971
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Havard Skotheim, a 55-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1596 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fagernes Chess International 2026 open, Ostlandsserien div 2 A 2025-2026 R 3-4, and Tonsberg Grand Prix TOUR B. Also played 2 rapid (including Tonsberg Hurtigsjakk host 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Tonsberg Lynsjakk var 2025) recently.
Current rating
1596
Standard
Rpd1487·Blz1587
All-time high
1596
at best
May 2026 · age 55
May 2026 · age 55
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,530
#148,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1596
at age 55
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+279 Elo)
1316 → 1595
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 53
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 53
Mar 2024
2018
100 career games
at age 47
Dec 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+51
1545 → 1596
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
14W5D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #19 | 1636 | +11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2512 | +13.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #13 | 1614 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #8 | 1732 | +48.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/4 | #54 | 2227 | -32.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKristoffer Haugan
🇳🇴NOR·1598
+5 −12 =1
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsTor Inge Moseid
🇳🇴NOR·1628
+6 −11 =0
17 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsRichard Larsen
🇳🇴NOR·1628
+5 −10 =0
15 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsFrode Berntsen
🇳🇴NOR·1657
+3 −10 =0
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsErik Gurmark
🇳🇴NOR·1593
+9 −2 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Norway
#1,509
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#99,120
in continent
World
#148,517
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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