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Farstad, Brian Aleksander
🇳🇴FIDE 1564919· Male· Norway· Born in 2008
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Brian Aleksander Farstad, a 18-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1747. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alesund Grand Prix 2026 A, NM for barne og ungdomslag 2026 Junior, and Seriesjakk More og Romsdal 2026 2. divisjon. Also played 4 rapid (including Kongsberg Maritime Chess Festival - Hurtig - Alesund 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Kongsberg Maritime Chess Festival - Lyn - Alesund 2025) recently. His peak of 1788 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #27, #38 and #59 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1747
Standard
Rpd1843·Blz1838
All-time high
1788
−41 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#93,554
#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1788
at age 18 · −41 from today
Apr 2026
2025
27th Norwegian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1786
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+564 Elo)
1222 → 1786
Jan 2025
2024
38th Norwegian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1774
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
1785 → 1747
Tournaments
10
39 games
Score
19/ 3948.7%
15W8D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #10 | 2016 | -41.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 2108 | +9.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #28 | 1797 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #13 | 2052 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | — | +10.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #13 | 1723 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #9 | 1930 | +16.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1791 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/3 | #17 | 1552 | -32.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #42 | 1791 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJakob Mork Furstrand
🇳🇴NOR·1741
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsOyvind Farstad
🇳🇴NOR·1617
+7 −4 =1
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsEmil-Lion Nomat
🇮🇶IRQ·1864
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAndreas Nicolai Blindheim
🇳🇴NOR·1699
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRoar E. Nakken
🇳🇴NOR·1980
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#917
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#66,768
in continent
World
#93,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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