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Nygard, Jacob Ounji
🇳🇴FIDE 1526928· Male· Norway· Born in 2001
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Jacob Ounji Nygard, a 25-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1650. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Midtnorgeserien avd Trondelag 2025-26 2. divisjon, TSF Pokalturnering 2025 R 8-9, and NM for studenter 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Larvik Nyttarslyn 2026) recently. He took a 64-month break between May 2020 and Oct 2025 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1698 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #39, #51, #64 and #59 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1650
Standard
Rpd1628·Blz1607
All-time high
1698
−48 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 24
Oct 2025 · age 24
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#128,200
#128,200 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1698
at age 24 · −48 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
2020
39th Norwegian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1436
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1256 → 1436
May 2020
Inactive for 64 months
paused at 1436 → returned at 1698
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
1662 → 1650
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
7/ 1643.8%
5W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #73 | 1271 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 870 | -9.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/4 | #13 | 1574 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #28 | 2296 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2515 | +34.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas G Larsen
🇳🇴NOR·1785
+4 −9 =0
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBjarte Engeset
🇳🇴NOR·1799
+3 −9 =0
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSivert Ihlen
🇳🇴NOR·2051
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsKarl Isak Skau
🇳🇴NOR·1696
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsJan T Moholt
🇳🇴NOR·1793
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#1,286
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#87,982
in continent
World
#128,194
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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