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Farstad, Oyvind
🇳🇴FIDE 1564927· Male· Norway· Born in 1983
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Oyvind Farstad, a 43-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1617 — just 16 short of his peak of 1633 (Jan 2025, age 42). He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Seriesjakk More og Romsdal 2026 2. divisjon and Aalesunds Klubbmesterskap 2025 R 7. 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. He took a 21-month break between Jul 2022 and May 2024.
Current rating
1617
Standard
Rpd1660·Blz1663
All-time high
1633
−16 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 42
Jan 2025 · age 42
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#140,490
#140,490 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 42
Oct 2025
78th Norwegian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1633
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+335 Elo)
1298 → 1633
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1633
at age 42 · −16 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 41
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
1593 → 1617
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
5W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #8 | 1629 | +6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #5 | 1599 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2543 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2394 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #7 | 1684 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #11 | 1694 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJakob Mork Furstrand
🇳🇴NOR·1741
+4 −10 =0
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBrian Aleksander Farstad
🇳🇴NOR·1747
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnton Oie Farstad
🇳🇴NOR
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJan Erik Skog
🇳🇴NOR·1596
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsRoar E. Nakken
🇳🇴NOR·1980
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#1,414
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#94,831
in continent
World
#140,481
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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