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Paulsen, Tor Arne

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FIDEFIDE 1543768· Male· Norway· Born in 1967

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Tor Arne Paulsen, a 59-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1996 — just 23 short of his peak of 2019 (Jan 2019, age 52). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023). Also played 1 rapid (including Haugaland klubbmesterskap hurtigsjakk host 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Apne NM i lynsjakk 2026 A) recently.

Current rating

1996

Standard

Rpd2033·Blz1946

All-time high

2019

−23 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 52

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#28,128

#28,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
May 2025
2023
23rd Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1999
Jun 2023
2022
29th Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2011
Apr 2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2011 → returned at 1999
Jan 2022
2019
Best 12-month gain (+176 Elo)
1843 → 2019
Jan 2019
All-time peak 2019
at age 52 · −23 from today
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
NM for klubblag 2026 A
perf 2152 (+156) · 4.5/5 · #15
Top opponent
vs Louis Khoo-ThweFM 2,236
NM for klubblag 2026 A · May 2026 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
+22
1974 → 1996
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4.5/ 590.0%
4W1D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsManu Michoel1,910·NM for klubblag 2026 A·R5·+7.6
2.[D]vsLouis Khoo-ThweFM2,236·NM for klubblag 2026 A·R4·+6.0
3.[W]vsCarl Erik Markhus1,719·NM for klubblag 2026 A·R2·+3.4
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NM for klubblag 2026 A
Team
May 20264.5/5#152152+21.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsHallvard Haug Flatebo
🇳🇴NOR·1964
+11 −7 =4
22 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEgil Melkevik
🇳🇴NOR·1821
+7 −2 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJohannes MelkevikCM
🇳🇴NOR·1905
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsSjur FerkingstadFM
🇳🇴NOR·2282
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSimen Sorensen
🇳🇴NOR·2051
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings

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Norway
#280
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#20,785
in continent
World
#28,128
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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