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Torfoss, Sivert Schanche
CM🇳🇴FIDE 1542761· Male· Norway· Born in 2009
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Sivert Schanche Torfoss, a 17-year-old Norwegian Candidate Master, is rated 2311 — his current career high and ranked 48th among Norwegian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +119 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eliteserie kvalifisering 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Tromso Bymesterskap 2026 Mester. Also played 7 rapid (including Advokatfirmaet FINN Rapid Chess International 2025 A) and 4 blitz events (including NTG Lyn-GP desember 2025) recently. He reached Norwegian #48 in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #4, #4, #6, #10, #13 and #10 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2311
Standard
Rpd2159·Blz2092
All-time high
2311
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48
#48 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak Norwegian rank: #48
at age 17 · rated 2311
May 2026
4th Norwegian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2311
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 2311
at age 17
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 17
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+92
2219 → 2311
Tournaments
12
63 games
Score
39.5/ 6362.7%
31W17D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2494 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #45 | 2388 | +114.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2231 | +18.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #51 | 2142 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 2222 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 1985 | -31.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #24 | 2196 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #19 | 2064 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #61 | 2179 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 2080 | -21.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTorbjorn Valvag
🇳🇴NOR·2103
+12 −34 =7
53 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBirk Sather Rostad
🇳🇴NOR·1940
+28 −11 =9
48 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsFrank Remman
🇳🇴NOR·1845
+26 −10 =5
41 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAugust Solbu
🇳🇴NOR·2019
+31 −4 =5
40 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBirk Gulljord
🇳🇴NOR·1914
+33 −3 =2
38 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#48
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#2,467
in continent
World
#3,746
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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