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Elmi, Saad Abobaker
IM🇳🇴FIDE 1553259· Male· Norway· Born in 2006
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Saad Abobaker Elmi, a 20-year-old Norwegian International Master, is rated 2399 — just 27 short of his peak of 2426 (Dec 2024, age 18) and ranked 25th among Norwegian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2350 and 2426 over the past 2 years. 69 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eliteserie kvalifisering 2026, Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group, and Ostlandsserien div 1 2025-2026 R 8-9. Also played 1 rapid (including R: 7 SPLIT OPEN RAPID TURNIR 2025) and 1 blitz events (including B: 8.SPONTANEOUS BLITZ - SPLIT OPEN 2025) recently. He reached Norwegian #19 in Dec 2024.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 19) and FM in 2022 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #58 in U20, World #50 in U18, World #85 in U16 and #16 and #16 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2399
Standard
Rpd2262·Blz2409
All-time high
2426
−27 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 18
Dec 2024 · age 18
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Norwegian players · of 2,077
Career timeline
18 entries2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
58th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2421
Feb 2025
2024
Peak Norwegian rank: #19
at age 18 · rated 2426
Dec 2024
50th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2426
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2426
at age 18 · −31 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 18
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2412 → 2399
Tournaments
12
63 games
Score
40.5/ 6364.3%
31W23D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #13 | 2372 | +4.1 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 2362 | -1.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #23 | 2300 | -12.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2293 | -1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2899 | +3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 2205 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2409 | +0.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 2458 | +1.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2808 | +0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #280 | 2334 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElham AmarGM
🇳🇴NOR·2584
+1 −16 =1
18 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsWilliam Arntzen Walgren
🇳🇴NOR·2167
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsSemen MitusovIM
🇳🇴NOR·2479
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsHavard HaugFM
🇳🇴NOR·2432
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsWilliam Alexander Olsen
🇳🇴NOR·2149
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#25
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#1,065
in continent
World
#1,687
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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