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Instanes, Bjorn

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FIDEFIDE 1552759· Male· Norway· Born in 1964

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Bjorn Instanes, a 62-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1642 — just 22 short of his peak of 1664 (Feb 2026, age 62). He is on a steady climb with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vestlandsserien avd. nord 2025-26 2. divisjon R 4-7, Bergen Grand Prix 2025 B, and Sotra SK Host 2025 R 4-6. Also played 5 rapid (including SK Loperens 80-ars jubileumsturnering 2025 A) and 4 blitz events (including Apne NM i lynsjakk 2026 C) recently.

Current rating

1642

Standard

Rpd1533·Blz1524

All-time high

1664

−22 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 62

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#130,651

#130,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1664
at age 62 · −22 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+320 Elo)
1265 → 1585
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 60
Mar 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Dec 2021

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Landsturneringen 2025 Kl Senior B
perf 1675 (+67) · 4.5/9 · #16
Top opponent
vs Rudolf Steinkellner 1,771
Landsturneringen 2025 Kl Senior B · Jul 2025 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
+56
1586 → 1642
Tournaments
5
20 games
Score
11/ 2055.0%
8W6D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Vestlandsserien avd. nord 2025-26 2. divisjon R 4-7
Team
Feb 20260/2#62833-21.6
Vestlandsserien avd. nord 2025-26 2. divisjon R 1-3
Team
Jan 20263/3#22414+28.2
Bergen Grand Prix 2025 B
Swiss
Nov 20253/3#42437+32.4
Sotra SK Host 2025 R 4-6
Swiss
Oct 20250.5/1#71447-4.0
Landsturneringen 2025 Kl Senior B
Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#161675+21.6
Worst Elo result: Vestlandsserien avd. nord 2025-26 2. divisjon R 4-7 (-21.6 Elo, finished #62).

Rankings

/
Norway
#1,300
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#89,335
in continent
World
#130,645
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Norway
1
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2,840
2
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2,657
3
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2,641
4
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2,576
5
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2,574
6
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2,565
7
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2,546
8
🇳🇴Holm, Kristian StuvikFollow Kristian Stuvik HolmTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,497
9
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2,494
10
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2,488
...
1300🇳🇴Instanes, Bjorn1,642
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
89335🇳🇴Instanes, Bjorn1,642
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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130645🇳🇴Instanes, Bjorn1,642