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Yang, Espen Siben
🇳🇴FIDE 1571982· Male· Norway· Born in 2013
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Espen Siben Yang, a 13-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1798 — just 6 short of his peak of 1804 (May 2026, age 13). He is climbing fast, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nordstrand GP Langsjakk 2026 kl2, Ostlandsserien div 3 C 2025-2026 R 5, and NM for barne og ungdomslag 2026 Barnelag. Also played 8 rapid (including NTG Hurtig-GP mars 2026) and 6 blitz events (including NTG Lyn-GP desember 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #18, #4 and #6 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd1726·Blz1802
All-time high
1804
−6 pts below
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 13
May 2026
All-time peak 1804
at age 13 · −6 from today
May 2026
18th Norwegian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1785
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 12
Sep 2025
4th Norwegian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1725
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+457 Elo)
1221 → 1678
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+130
1668 → 1798
Tournaments
11
45 games
Score
28/ 4562.2%
27W4D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #28 | 1793 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 1895 | +26.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #23 | 1017 | -18.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2418 | +11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1836 | +8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2595 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #6 | 1763 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 1802 | +13.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWilliam Fegth Olsen
🇳🇴NOR·1980
+5 −13 =3
21 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMichael MortensenCM
🇳🇴NOR·2092
+5 −8 =1
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAstor Moe Maurstad
🇳🇴NOR·2088
+0 −10 =2
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFrederik Nordahl
🇳🇴NOR·1886
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsBirk Braaten
🇳🇴NOR·1802
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Norway
#724
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#55,727
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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