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Johnson, Knut
🇳🇴FIDE 1542095· Male· Norway· Born in 1975
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Knut Johnson, a 51-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1612. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 15 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lillestrom-Vaarturnering-2026 R 3-4, Ostlandsserien div 4 H 2025-2026 R 5, and Lillestrom-Klubbmesterskap-2025 R3-5. Also played 3 rapid events (including Lillestrom Hurtigmester 2025) recently. His peak of 1684 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1612
Standard
Rpd1612·Blz1597
All-time high
1684
−72 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 49
Apr 2024 · age 49
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#142,393
#142,393 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+214 Elo)
1459 → 1673
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1684
at age 49 · −72 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 49
Mar 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Dec 2021
2020
90th Norwegian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1525
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1627 → 1612
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 915 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1724 | +3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 764 | -12.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1442 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2390 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 1154 | -2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTerje Wahl
🇳🇴NOR·1536
+15 −14 =5
34 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsThomas Pronstad
🇳🇴NOR·1996
+1 −26 =0
27 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAnders S. Jensen
🇳🇴NOR·1769
+4 −22 =1
27 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAge Ringstad
🇳🇴NOR·1662
+4 −18 =3
25 games·last met May 2023
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vsOle Jorgen Aannestad
🇳🇴NOR·1904
+1 −19 =1
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#1,438
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#95,872
in continent
World
#142,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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