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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 1974. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: NM for Klubblag 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Drammen sjakkfestival hurtig-NGP A) and 2 blitz events (including Apne NM i lynsjakk 2026 A) recently. His peak of 2019 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2019).

Current rating

1974

Standard

Rpd2033·Blz1946

All-time high

2019

−45 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 52

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#31,871

#31,871 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −45 from today
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ernst Hakon Jahr 1,886
NM for Klubblag 2025 · May 2025 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
+2
1972 → 1974
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsErnst Hakon Jahr1,886·NM for Klubblag 2025·R4·+7.5
2.[W]vsLars Brauti1,729·NM for Klubblag 2025·R1·+3.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsHavard Eriksen Bech2,037·NM for Klubblag 2025·R5·-8.2
2.[L]vsEivind Grunt KrekenFM2,382·NM for Klubblag 2025·R3·-1.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NM for Klubblag 2025
Team
May 20253/4#1262200+1.8

Rankings

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Norway
#309
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#23,557
in continent
World
#31,871
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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2,576
5
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2,574
6
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2,565
7
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2,546
8
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2,497
9
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10
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2,488
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309🇳🇴Paulsen, Tor Arne1,974
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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23557🇳🇴Paulsen, Tor Arne1,974
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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31871🇳🇴Paulsen, Tor Arne1,974