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Elsness, Fredrik Valstad
CM🇳🇴FIDE 1567829· Male· Norway· Born in 2012
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Fredrik Valstad Elsness, a 14-year-old Norwegian Candidate Master, is rated 2204 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Norwegian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SK1911 Klubbmesterskap 2026 A R 5, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and NM for barne og ungdomslag 2026 Junior. Also played 7 rapid (including Nordstrand GP Hurtigsjakk 2025 M) and 8 blitz events (including NTG Lyn-GP januar 2026) recently. He reached Norwegian #98 in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 14). At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #8 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2204
Standard
Rpd2098·Blz2222
All-time high
2204
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#98 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
Career timeline
15 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 14
Jun 2026
Peak Norwegian rank: #98
at age 14 · rated 2204
May 2026
1st Norwegian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2204
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 14
May 2026
All-time peak 2204
at age 14
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 14
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+143
2061 → 2204
Tournaments
12
68 games
Score
40/ 6858.8%
32W21D15L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSedrani AmmarFM2,276·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R6·+24.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2801 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #168 | 2247 | +60.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2669 | +38.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #14 | 2128 | +14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #50 | 2060 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #13 | 2201 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1876 | -31.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 2101 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #65 | 2121 | +62.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHallvard Foss Bjornstad
🇳🇴NOR·2023
+9 −3 =4
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPantham Kaewpitakkun
🇳🇴NOR·2192
+4 −8 =2
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLauritz Nissen Hellerud
🇳🇴NOR·1961
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met May 2025
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vsFrederik Nordahl
🇳🇴NOR·1941
+8 −4 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFrode ElsnessIM
🇳🇴NOR·2403
+3 −9 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#98
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#5,560
in continent
World
#7,940
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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