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Solbu, August
🇳🇴FIDE 1565796· Male· Norway· Born in 2012
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August Solbu, a 14-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 2061 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 14, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +154 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rallarsjakken 2026 A, Varsjakken NGP i Tromso 2026 A, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 B. Also played 8 rapid (including Advokatfirmaet FINN Rapid Chess International 2025 A) and 13 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 1st Blitz Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #4, #2 and #6 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2061
Standard
Rpd2059·Blz2111
All-time high
2061
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#340 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
11 entries2026
4th Norwegian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2061
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2061
at age 14
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 13
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 12
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+176
1885 → 2061
Tournaments
14
74 games
Score
43/ 7458.1%
34W18D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #4 | 2150 | +42.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 2184 | +26.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #2 | 2109 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #42 | 1955 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #35 | 2055 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #8 | 1882 | -11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 1875 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2136 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #5 | 1089 | -24.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTorbjorn Valvag
🇳🇴NOR·2103
+15 −36 =6
57 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSivert Schanche TorfossFM
🇳🇴NOR·2328
+4 −32 =5
41 games·last met May 2026
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vsBirk Gulljord
🇳🇴NOR·1914
+16 −18 =7
41 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBenjamin Halvorsen
🇳🇴NOR·1979
+17 −12 =8
37 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPal RoysetCM
🇳🇴NOR·2110
+7 −22 =5
34 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#200
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#14,251
in continent
World
#19,461
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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