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Madsen, Egil
🇳🇴FIDE 1524895· Male· Norway· Born in 1944
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Egil Madsen, a 82-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1442. He has slipped back 73 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FSS KM 2026 D, FSS KM 2026 B, and Sarpsborg Sjakklubb varturneringen 2026 R 11-13. Also played 10 rapid (including Ostfoldmesterskapet hurtigsjakk 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Ostfoldmesterskapet lynsjakk 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between May 2016 and Jul 2017. His peak of 1709 was reached at age 73 (Jul 2017).
Current rating
1442
Standard
Rpd1495·Blz1421
All-time high
1709
−267 pts below
Jul 2017 · age 73
Jul 2017 · age 73
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#206,669
#206,669 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
30th Norwegian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1516
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1314 → 1559
Jan 2025
100 career games
at age 81
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 80
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 80
Mar 2024
2022
35th Norwegian 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1370
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-73
1515 → 1442
Tournaments
11
45 games
Score
10/ 4522.2%
10W5D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #14 | 961 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #36 | 717 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/9 | #10 | 1320 | -30.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #7 | 1595 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #9 | 1572 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #19 | 1635 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1735 | +12.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/9 | #27 | 1357 | -36.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHans Stabbetorp
🇳🇴NOR·1806
+9 −25 =1
35 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKatja Hanebuth
🇳🇴NOR·1654
+9 −25 =0
34 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJohn-Tore Gram
🇳🇴NOR·1438
+9 −8 =6
23 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPer Oistein Nordtug
🇳🇴NOR·1682
+3 −17 =1
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsIsmet Sadiku
🇳🇴NOR·1673
+1 −19 =0
20 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#2,012
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#125,433
in continent
World
#206,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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