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Ovesen, William
🇳🇴FIDE 1576038· Male· Norway· Born in 2009
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William Ovesen, a 17-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1868 — just 14 short of his peak of 1882 (Jan 2026, age 17). He is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mosjoen Grand Prix 2026 A, Bodosjakken 2025, and Bodomesterskapet langsjakk 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Advokatfirmaet FINN Rapid Chess International 2025 A) and 4 blitz events (including Apent Nordnorsk Mesterskap i lynsjakk 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #29, #28 and #28 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1868
Standard
Rpd1936·Blz1900
All-time high
1882
−14 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56,368
#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
29th Norwegian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1882
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1882
at age 17 · −14 from today
Jan 2026
2025
28th Norwegian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1820
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+481 Elo)
1339 → 1820
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+61
1807 → 1868
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
9/ 2240.9%
12W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #17 | 2060 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #9 | 2140 | +69.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #2 | 1816 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomas Engkvist
🇳🇴NOR·1974
+7 −19 =5
31 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTerje Johannessen
🇳🇴NOR·1616
+13 −5 =4
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsIhor Sarantsev
🇳🇴NOR·1729
+9 −6 =1
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAsmund Andersen
🇳🇴NOR·1653
+11 −4 =1
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNikolai Sathre
🇳🇴NOR·1693
+4 −10 =0
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#517
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#41,311
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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