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Lindhjem, Benjamin
🇳🇴FIDE 1582852· Male· Norway· Born in 2005
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Benjamin Lindhjem, a 21-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1649 — just 14 short of his peak of 1663 (Mar 2024, age 19). He is on a breakout run, having gained +128 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ostlandsserien div 4 I 2025-2026 R 5, Asker Schakklubbs Klubbmesterskap 2026 Mester mars, and Asker Host Konrad 2025 november. Also played 5 rapid (including Asker Schakklubbs Klubbmesterskap i hurtigsjakk 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Asker Julelyn 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #49 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1649
Standard
Rpd1581·Blz1690
All-time high
1663
−14 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 19
Mar 2024 · age 19
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#128,089
#128,089 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1481 → 1649
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 21
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 20
May 2025
2024
49th Norwegian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1663
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+58
1591 → 1649
Tournaments
8
23 games
Score
12/ 2352.2%
13W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2523 | +12.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #5 | 1761 | +6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1681 | +1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2335 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #13 | 968 | -5.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Norway
#1,271
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#87,922
in continent
World
#128,083
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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