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Asghar, Faisal
🇳🇴FIDE 1525670· Male· Norway· Born in 1985
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Faisal Asghar, a 41-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1479 — just 21 short of his peak of 1500 (May 2024, age 39). He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 20 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Norstrand Klubbmesterskapet 2026 Gr 3 R 9-10 and NSK Hostturnering 2025 R 7-11. Also played 1 rapid (including Nordstrand KM Hurtigsjakk 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Nordstrand KM Lynsjakk 2026 B) recently. He took a 35-month break between May 2017 and May 2020.
Current rating
1479
Standard
Rpd1441·Blz1415
All-time high
1500
−21 pts below
May 2024 · age 39
May 2024 · age 39
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#193,718
#193,718 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 39
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 39
May 2024
All-time peak 1500
at age 39 · −21 from today
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+351 Elo)
1140 → 1491
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 39
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 39
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1472 → 1479
Tournaments
7
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
8W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2259 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1552 | +10.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #10 | 1390 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1567 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #32 | 1615 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #38 | 1699 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #44 | 896 | -8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMagne H Roed
🇳🇴NOR
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsElling Lundesgaard
🇳🇴NOR·1428
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsThomas Nilsson
🇳🇴NOR·1648
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsOlav Oye
🇳🇴NOR·1478
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsTom Brentebraten
🇳🇴NOR·1593
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
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Norway
#1,914
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#120,427
in continent
World
#193,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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