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Ruud, Mikael
🇳🇴FIDE 1569643· Male· Norway· Born in 2010
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Mikael Ruud, a 16-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1789 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +140 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fagernes Chess International 2026 open, Ostlandsserien div 2 B 2025-2026 R 6-7, and NM for barn og ungdom 2025 B. Also played 3 rapid (including NM for barn og ungdom 2025 hurtigrunder B) and 4 blitz events (including Fagernes Blitz 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #32, #36 and #29 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1789
Standard
Rpd1759·Blz1791
All-time high
1789
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#79,811
#79,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
32nd Norwegian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1789
May 2026
All-time peak 1789
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
May 2025
100 career games
at age 15
May 2025
2024
36th Norwegian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1659
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+140
1649 → 1789
Tournaments
8
43 games
Score
21.5/ 4350.0%
16W11D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 1871 | +64.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #35 | 1215 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | 1161 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #34 | 1124 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #23 | 1758 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #49 | 1780 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #11 | 1707 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #52 | 1787 | +40.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSebastian Sigvaldsen
🇳🇴NOR·1804
+6 −2 =5
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMihailo Kuzmenko
🇺🇦UKR·1806
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsDaniel O Vollheim
🇳🇴NOR·1758
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMorten S Smedsrud
🇳🇴NOR·1656
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJorgen Edelsteen
🇳🇴NOR·1970
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#748
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#57,614
in continent
World
#79,809
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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