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Bu, Knut Steinar
🇳🇴FIDE 1528408· Male· Norway· Born in 1969
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Knut Steinar Bu, a 57-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1595 — just 19 short of his peak of 1614 (Mar 2024, age 55). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 19-month break between Dec 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Landsturneringen 2025 Kl 3.
Current rating
1595
Standard
Rpd1568·Blz—
All-time high
1614
−19 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,892
#148,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+311 Elo)
1303 → 1614
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 55
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1614
at age 55 · −19 from today
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 54
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
1579 → 1595
Rankings
/
Norway
#1,517
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#99,317
in continent
World
#148,879
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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