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Birkelund, Thore
🇳🇴FIDE 1548387· Male· Norway· Born in 1963
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Thore Birkelund, a 63-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1716 — just 13 short of his peak of 1729 (Jan 2026, age 63). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Apr 2022 and Oct 2023. Recent appearance: Ostlandsserien div 3 B 2025-2026 R 5. Also played 1 rapid event (including Apent kretsmesterskap i Hurtigsjakk for seniorer 2025) recently.
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd1677·Blz—
All-time high
1729
−13 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 63
Jan 2026 · age 63
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#104,163
#104,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1729
at age 63 · −13 from today
Jan 2026
2025
75th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1726
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1517 → 1721
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
2022
96th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1546
Apr 2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1546 → returned at 1522
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1726 → 1716
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 943 | -9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2269 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | 1007 | -8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2270 | +3.2 |
Rankings
/
Norway
#1,034
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#73,592
in continent
World
#104,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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