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Bechstrom, Henrik
🇳🇴FIDE 1547232· Male· Norway· Born in 1996
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Henrik Bechstrom, a 30-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1785 — just 3 short of his peak of 1788 (Apr 2026, age 30). He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mosjoen Grand Prix 2026 A, Bodomesterskapet langsjakk 2025, and Landsturneringen 2025 Kl 2. Also played 4 rapid (including Apent kretsmesterskap i hurtigsjakk for lag HeSa-2026) and 5 blitz events (including Velkomst-lynsjakk under Landsturneringen 2025 A) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2018–2019) and 19 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1785
Standard
Rpd1738·Blz1767
All-time high
1788
−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 30
Apr 2026 · age 30
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#81,083
#81,083 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1788
at age 30 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1562 → returned at 1735
Aug 2023
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Mar 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+255 Elo)
1281 → 1536
Jan 2020
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+50
1735 → 1785
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
16.5/ 2663.5%
14W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #3 | 1752 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #14 | 1836 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #3 | 2536 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 1820 | +21.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomas Engkvist
🇳🇴NOR·1926
+0 −12 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsTerje Johannessen
🇳🇴NOR·1625
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAsmund Andersen
🇳🇴NOR·1655
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLeif Inge Nilsen
🇳🇴NOR·1606
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsWilliam Ovesen
🇳🇴NOR·1886
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#762
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#58,482
in continent
World
#81,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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