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Berndsen, Gunnbjorn
🇳🇴FIDE 1565869· Male· Norway· Born in 1952
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Gunnbjorn Berndsen, a 74-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1557 — just 14 short of his peak of 1571 (Jun 2024, age 72). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Eidsvoll Klubbmesterskap 2026 R 1-3 and ESK Hostturnering 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Innlandet Kretsmesterskap for lag 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Eidsvoll Klubbmesterskap Lynsjakk 2025) recently. He took a 50-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2024 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd1581·Blz1587
All-time high
1571
−14 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 72
Jun 2024 · age 72
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#163,551
#163,551 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
63rd Norwegian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1571
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1571
at age 72 · −14 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 72
Mar 2024
2020
92nd Norwegian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1241
Oct 2020
Crossed 1200
at age 68
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1557 → 1557
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
2W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #8 | 1565 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #9 | 1586 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPhilip Hovik
🇳🇴NOR·1618
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTormod Morisbak
🇳🇴NOR·1591
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFrode Aasgaard
🇳🇴NOR·1974
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEmil Brevik
🇳🇴NOR·1408
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOdd Martin Kvile
🇳🇴NOR·1724
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Norway
#1,663
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#106,848
in continent
World
#163,532
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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