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Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth
🇳🇴FIDE 1552660· Male· Norway· Born in 2007
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Ben Samuel Groth Skaar, a 19-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 2134 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9, Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 A, and FSS Host Langsjakk 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Kragero Grand Prix 2025 TOUR A hurtig) and 10 blitz events (including NTG Lyn-GP desember 2025) recently. His peak of 2174 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #11, #9, #3, #17 and #16 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd2125·Blz2224
All-time high
2174
−40 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 18
Jun 2025 · age 18
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,486 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
11th Norwegian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2152
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2174
at age 18 · −40 from today
Jun 2025
9th Norwegian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2167
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-40
2174 → 2134
Tournaments
9
50 games
Score
26/ 5052.0%
18W16D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #57 | 1941 | -14.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #20 | 2107 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #28 | 2166 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2170 | +8.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #36 | 2126 | -8.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #362 | 2128 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #5 | 2123 | -4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVetle Bjorge StrandCM
🇳🇴NOR·2174
+6 −10 =24
40 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDriton Jashari
🇳🇴NOR·1812
+30 −1 =6
37 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRaad Mirza
🇳🇴NOR·1980
+25 −8 =3
36 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHassen M Morad
🇳🇴NOR·1917
+12 −12 =4
28 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJon Anders Stabbetorp
🇳🇴NOR·1889
+18 −5 =1
24 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#140
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#9,002
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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