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Hovik, Philip
🇳🇴FIDE 1545663· Male· Norway· Born in 2004
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Philip Hovik, a 22-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1618 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eidsvoll Klubbmesterskap 2026 R 1-3, Ostlandsserien div 3 B 2025-2026 R 4, and ESK Hostturnering 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Innlandet Kretsmesterskap for lag 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Innlandet Kretsmesterskap i lynsjakk 2026) recently. He took a 35-month break between Apr 2020 and Apr 2023 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #63, #83, #82 and #57 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1618
Standard
Rpd1592·Blz1715
All-time high
1618
at best
Jun 2026 · age 22
Jun 2026 · age 22
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#140,090
#140,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1618
at age 22
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+335 Elo)
1183 → 1518
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
63rd Norwegian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1197
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+85
1533 → 1618
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
9W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 1866 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 2388 | +33.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #17 | 934 | -5.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1775 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #7 | 1695 | +22.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKim Tore Trana
🇳🇴NOR·1694
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsRolv Stjern
🇳🇴NOR·1607
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsFrode Aasgaard
🇳🇴NOR·1974
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsDaniel Mork
🇳🇴NOR·1413
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsSebastian Sigvaldsen
🇳🇴NOR·1804
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#1,406
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#94,614
in continent
World
#140,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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