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Melaa, Sondre
FM🇳🇴FIDE 1530470· Male· Norway· Born in 2003
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Sondre Melaa, a 23-year-old Norwegian FIDE Master, is rated 2326 — just 18 short of his peak of 2344 (Apr 2025, age 22) and ranked 43rd among Norwegian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NTNUI - Hell SK 2026, Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9, and Landsturneringen 2025 Kl Elite. Also played 2 rapid (including NTG Hurtig-GP juni 2025) and 6 blitz events (including NTG Lyn-GP desember 2025) recently. He reached Norwegian #34 in Apr 2025.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #6, #4, #4, #6 and #12 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2326
Standard
Rpd2179·Blz2238
All-time high
2344
−18 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 22
Apr 2025 · age 22
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43
#43 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
Career timeline
21 entries2025
Peak Norwegian rank: #34
at age 22 · rated 2344
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2344
at age 22 · −18 from today
Apr 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
May 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 21
May 2024
2023
6th Norwegian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2270
Nov 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2328 → 2326
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
6W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 3071 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #36 | 2317 | +0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 2313 | +0.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #33 | 2361 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #16 | 2282 | -12.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsElham AmarGM
🇳🇴NOR·2576
+4 −24 =8
36 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsWard Al-TarboushFM
🇳🇴NOR·2225
+2 −16 =4
22 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMads Vestby-EllingsenIM
🇳🇴NOR·2388
+5 −9 =5
19 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJacob Templen GraveFM
🇳🇴NOR·2385
+6 −11 =1
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAxel Tunsjo
🇳🇴NOR·2237
+5 −9 =2
16 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
/
Norway
#43
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#2,151
in continent
World
#3,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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