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WN
Wernberg, Nikolai Olsen
🇳🇴FIDE 1542770· Male· Norway· Born in 2005
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Nikolai Olsen Wernberg, a 21-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 2024 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +133 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Psk varmesterskap langsjakk 2026 A R 3-4, Ostlandsserien div 4 C 2025-2026 R 5, and NM for barne og ungdomslag 2026 Junior. Also played 4 rapid (including Porsgrunn Grand Prix TOUR 2025 A hurtigrunder) and 4 blitz events (including Skagerak Superlyn Desember 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #19, #27, #27, #21 and #23 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2024
Standard
Rpd1845·Blz1954
All-time high
2024
at best
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,014
#24,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
65th Norwegian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2024
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2024
at age 21
Apr 2026
2025
19th Norwegian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1992
Dec 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+133
1891 → 2024
Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
17/ 2277.3%
14W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2033 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1931 | -1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2160 | +26.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2553 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2303 | +49.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2719 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #18 | 1971 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvsuld MyagmarsurenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2317
+6 −16 =1
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMads Vestby-EllingsenIM
🇳🇴NOR·2388
+1 −18 =0
19 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSivert Schanche TorfossFM
🇳🇴NOR·2328
+15 −2 =2
19 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBirk Sather Rostad
🇳🇴NOR·1940
+11 −3 =3
17 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsNicolai Maxime OstensenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2407
+2 −13 =1
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#241
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#17,688
in continent
World
#24,014
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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