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Nilssen, Steinar
🇳🇴FIDE 1525620· Male· Norway· Born in 1961
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Steinar Nilssen, a 65-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1688 — just 8 short of his peak of 1696 (Jun 2025, age 64). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rallarsjakken 2026 B, Mosjoen Grand Prix 2026 B, and Bodosjakken 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Apent kretsmesterskap i hurtigsjakk for lag HeSa-2026) and 5 blitz events (including Tower Lyn 2026) recently.
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd1653·Blz1488
All-time high
1696
−8 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 64
Jun 2025 · age 64
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1696
at age 64 · −8 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1475 → 1687
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
79th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1549
Apr 2022
2020
95th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1554
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1696 → 1688
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
8W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 1720 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1726 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #38 | 1960 | -21.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRune Boroy
🇳🇴NOR·1800
+2 −27 =3
32 games·last met May 2026
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vsKurt-Arne Johnsen
🇳🇴NOR·1791
+3 −25 =0
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsHenrik Nordolum
🇳🇴NOR·1813
+3 −16 =2
21 games·last met May 2025
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vsAksel Leon Arbman Salemonsen
🇳🇴NOR·1463
+11 −7 =0
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAge Jakobsen
🇳🇴NOR
+7 −9 =0
16 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#1,133
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#79,830
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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