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Sorensen, Olav Nikolai
🇳🇴FIDE 1581520· Male· Norway· Born in 2009
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Olav Nikolai Sorensen, a 17-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1845 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +166 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rallarsjakken 2026 B, Varsjakken NGP i Tromso 2026 B, and Tromso Bymesterskap 2026 Mester. Also played 5 rapid (including Advokatfirmaet FINN Rapid Chess International 2025 A) and 9 blitz events (including Velkomst-lynsjakk under Landsturneringen 2025 A) recently.
At junior level, he reached #40, #48 and #44 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz1920
All-time high
1845
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
40th Norwegian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1845
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1845
at age 17
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
May 2026
2025
48th Norwegian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1714
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+418 Elo)
1303 → 1721
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+166
1679 → 1845
Tournaments
8
43 games
Score
25.5/ 4359.3%
24W3D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTorbjorn Valvag2,079·Kretsmesterskap i lagsjakk for Troms og nordre Nordland Sjakkrets 2026·R5·+34.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 1919 | +32.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 1964 | +61.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/2 | #1 | 2442 | +31.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/4 | #9 | 1098 | -52.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #11 | 2271 | +62.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/3 | #5 | 2414 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 1809 | +39.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHenrik Marienborg Strom
🇳🇴NOR·1670
+10 −10 =5
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAugust Solbu
🇳🇴NOR·2061
+3 −19 =3
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBjorn Marienborg Strom
🇳🇴NOR·1591
+10 −11 =2
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBenjamin Halvorsen
🇳🇴NOR·1979
+4 −15 =1
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTorbjorn Valvag
🇳🇴NOR·2103
+1 −19 =0
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#584
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#45,933
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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