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Ostensen, Nicolai Maxime
FM🇳🇴FIDE 1546970· Male· Norway· Born in 2009
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Nicolai Maxime Ostensen, a 17-year-old Norwegian FIDE Master, is rated 2405 — his current career high and ranked 22nd among Norwegian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +122 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group, Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9, and PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open. Also played 8 rapid (including Kragero Grand Prix 2025 TOUR A hurtig) and 5 blitz events (including NTG Lyn-GP desember 2025) recently. He reached Norwegian #22 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 14) and CM in 2023 (age 14). Earned a IM norm at PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open. At junior level, he reached World #75 in U18, World #80 in U16, World #43 in U14 and #4 and #2 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
2405
Standard
Rpd2331·Blz2365
All-time high
2405
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
86 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak Norwegian rank: #22
at age 17 · rated 2405
May 2026
75th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2405
May 2026
All-time peak 2405
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 2400
at age 17
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
80th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2374
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+122
2283 → 2405
Tournaments
14
86 games
Score
59/ 8668.6%
44W30D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #9 | 2387 | +1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 2200 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #24 | 2445 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #42 | 2283 | -11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 3055 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2418 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 2282 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2327 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 2441 | +11.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #2 | 3011 | +26.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvsuld MyagmarsurenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2317
+22 −9 =8
39 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAsk Amundsen
🇳🇴NOR·2199
+17 −12 =8
37 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMads Vestby-EllingsenIM
🇳🇴NOR·2388
+11 −12 =7
30 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsEirik Strom Austad
🇳🇴NOR·2177
+13 −11 =5
29 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHavard HaugFM
🇳🇴NOR·2432
+3 −9 =8
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#22
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#998
in continent
World
#1,583
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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