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Sandstad, Linus
🇳🇴FIDE 1552376· Male· Norway· Born in 2007
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Linus Sandstad, a 19-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 2028. He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa B, Knut Brokstads Minneturnering 2025, and Fagernes International Autumn 2025 GM. Also played 6 rapid (including Storsjodraget 2025 rpd) and 2 blitz events (including Blixtfejden GP 2025) recently. His peak of 2121 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #16, #11, #11, #20 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2028
Standard
Rpd2064·Blz1945
All-time high
2121
−93 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 18
Aug 2025 · age 18
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23,484
#23,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
16th Norwegian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2065
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
11th Norwegian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2121
Aug 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2121
at age 18 · −93 from today
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1997 → 2028
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
21.5/ 3955.1%
17W9D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #121 | 1916 | -36.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 1965 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #43 | 2071 | -32.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2255 | +124.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/3 | #15 | 2061 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2048 | +14.8 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa B (-36.6 Elo, finished #121).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin OksendalFM
🇳🇴NOR·2240
+3 −24 =7
34 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsShadi SianCM
🇳🇴NOR·2259
+4 −18 =3
25 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJiabao Eivind Ji
🇳🇴NOR·1993
+11 −5 =3
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOlav Bjorkan
🇳🇴NOR·2114
+9 −3 =7
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVinod Bhirud Suyash
🇳🇴NOR·1647
+8 −4 =1
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#236
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#17,294
in continent
World
#23,484
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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