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Singdahlsen, Joakim Merkesdal
🇳🇴FIDE 1573667· Male· Norway· Born in 2004
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Joakim Merkesdal Singdahlsen, a 22-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1546 — just 2 short of his peak of 1548 (Mar 2026, age 22). He is rising rapidly, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sotra SK Var 2026 R 5, Vestlandsserien avd. nord 2025-26 2. divisjon R 4-7, and Sotra SK Host 2025 R 4-6. Also played 3 rapid (including Sotra SK Hurtig September 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Sotra SK Lyn April 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #63 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1546
Standard
Rpd1404·Blz1427
All-time high
1548
−2 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 22
Mar 2026 · age 22
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#167,873
#167,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1548
at age 22 · −2 from today
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+332 Elo)
1173 → 1505
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+99
1447 → 1546
Tournaments
8
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
3W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #104 | 1665 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #6 | 895 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 1044 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2410 | +27.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #16 | 2347 | +47.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 1720 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #8 | 1473 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1685 | +12.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTom Eriksen
🇳🇴NOR·1699
+2 −11 =2
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJarle Sivertsen
🇳🇴NOR·1849
+0 −15 =0
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMihaly Cziboly
🇳🇴NOR·1612
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEirik Maartmann-Moe
🇳🇴NOR·1789
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsThirukkumaran Jeyachandran
🇳🇴NOR·1865
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#1,706
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#108,941
in continent
World
#167,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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