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Folkvord, Svein
🇳🇴FIDE 1521780· Male· Norway· Born in 1967
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Svein Folkvord, a 59-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1901 — just 20 short of his peak of 1921 (Mar 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 31 months (2017–2020), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 40 months (2022–2026). Recent appearance: Midtnorgeserien avd Trondelag 2025-26 2. divisjon. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bybroen Lyn NGP 2026) recently.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1864·Blz1914
All-time high
1921
−20 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
All-time peak 1921
at age 57 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
2023
37th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1868
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1868 → returned at 1901
Oct 2022
56th Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1899
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1899 → returned at 1862
Mar 2020
2017
64th Norwegian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1905
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1921 → 1901
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #72 | 1920 | -19.8 |
Rankings
/
Norway
#457
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#35,282
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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