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Knudsen, Bjornar
🇳🇴FIDE 1530186· Male· Norway· Born in 1971
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Bjornar Knudsen, a 55-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1774 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Halden Klubbmesterskap 2026 and Ostlandsserien div 4 A 2025-2026 R 4. Also played 5 rapid (including OM Lagsjakk Hurtig 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Halden Vinterlyn 2025) recently.
Current rating
1774
Standard
Rpd1742·Blz1780
All-time high
1774
at best
Apr 2026 · age 55
Apr 2026 · age 55
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#84,533
#84,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
79th Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1774
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1774
at age 55
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1574 → 1762
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1551 → returned at 1563
Dec 2020
2019
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1560 → returned at 1551
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1770 → 1774
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 2404 | +2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2410 | +6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1620 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetter Helgestad-Vik
🇳🇴NOR·1629
+23 −10 =4
37 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKjell Gjesteby
🇳🇴NOR·1744
+8 −11 =14
33 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsGustav Dahll
🇳🇴NOR·1587
+21 −1 =8
30 games·last met May 2026
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vsArne William Johansen
🇳🇴NOR·1613
+24 −5 =0
29 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOyvind Kormeset Mellingen
🇳🇴NOR·1585
+25 −2 =1
28 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#797
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#60,815
in continent
World
#84,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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