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Thorlaksson, Baldvin
🇳🇴FIDE 1542710· Male· Norway· Born in 1957
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Baldvin Thorlaksson, a 69-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1726 — just 12 short of his peak of 1738 (Mar 2024, age 67). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 13 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42. OBSenEM (Offene Berliner Senioren-Einzel-Meisterschaft), Sarpsborg Sjakklubb varturneringen 2026 R 4-8, and Janus Open II (std). Also played 10 rapid (including Lidkoping Open 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Sarpsborg SK Julelyn 2025 ALM2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2019), 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 14 months (2022–2023) and 13 months (2023–2024).
Current rating
1726
Standard
Rpd1676·Blz1702
All-time high
1738
−12 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#100,768
#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+199 Elo)
1539 → 1738
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1738
at age 67 · −12 from today
Mar 2024
2023
49th Norwegian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1563
Oct 2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1563 → returned at 1725
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
1710 → 1726
Tournaments
8
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
9W10D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #83 | 1813 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 1601 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #45 | 1983 | -3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1998 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #19 | 1751 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1884 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2265 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/1 | #9 | 2308 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDriton Jashari
🇳🇴NOR·1812
+4 −10 =0
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsIsmet Sadiku
🇳🇴NOR·1673
+7 −7 =0
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSigmund Lunde
🇳🇴NOR·1835
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHans Stabbetorp
🇳🇴NOR·1806
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsJimmy Clausen
🇳🇴NOR·1490
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#987
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#71,411
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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