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Sama, Gunnar
🇳🇴FIDE 1524674· Male· Norway· Born in 1949
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Gunnar Sama, a 77-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1726. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 8 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Drammen Klubbmesterskapet 2026 R 8-9, Ostlandsserien div 1 2025-2026 R 3, and Drammens Hostturnreing 2025 R 8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Drammens Klubbmesterskapet i hurtigsjakk 2026) recently. His peak of 1765 was reached at age 76 (Oct 2025).
Current rating
1726
Standard
Rpd1733·Blz—
All-time high
1765
−39 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 76
Oct 2025 · age 76
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#100,768
#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
20th Norwegian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1765
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1765
at age 76 · −39 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1583 → 1742
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
2022
27th Norwegian 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1617
Apr 2022
100 career games
at age 73
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1751 → 1726
Tournaments
8
18 games
Score
7.5/ 1841.7%
6W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #7 | 1609 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #3 | 1910 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2484 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 1154 | -4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #36 | 1185 | -4.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #7 | 1505 | -11.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1/4 | #9 | 1578 | -18.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/2 | #4 | 2621 | +13.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTruls Skauge Klausen
🇳🇴NOR·1791
+7 −8 =2
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan Stokke
🇳🇴NOR·1811
+3 −11 =1
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsRagnar Edvardsen
🇳🇴NOR·1922
+3 −8 =4
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohn Christian Hanssen
🇳🇴NOR·1643
+8 −2 =3
13 games·last met May 2024
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vsGunnstein Berg
🇳🇴NOR·1687
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#987
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#71,411
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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