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Nygard, Morten

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FIDEFIDE 1589016· Male· Norway· Born in 1968

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Morten Nygard, a 58-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1501 — just 2 short of his peak of 1503 (Jan 2026, age 58). He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearance: Strommen host 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Strommen var hurtig 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Strommen host lyn 2025) recently.

Current rating

1501

Standard

Rpd1454·Blz1455

All-time high

1503

−2 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 58

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#185,362

#185,362 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1472 → 1503
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1503
at age 58 · −2 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 57
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1472 · at age 57
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Strommen var 2026
perf 1580 (+79) · 1/6 · #11
Top opponent
vs Anton Amarapala 1,624
Strommen var 2026 · Apr 2026 · +26.8 Elo
Evolution
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Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
3/ 1717.6%
3W0D14L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAnton Amarapala1,624·Strommen var 2026·R3·+26.8
2.[W]vsVictor Synnes1,505·Strommen host 2025·R7·+20.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGunnar Lilleng1,597·Strommen host 2025·R4·-14.7
2.[L]vsAnton Amarapala1,612·Strommen host 2025·R11·-13.9
3.[L]vsArild Troen1,690·Strommen var 2026·R10·-10.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Strommen var 2026
Swiss
Apr 20261/6#111580-1.6
Strommen host 2025
Swiss
Nov 20252/7#1013920.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndreas Eilertsen
🇳🇴NOR
+10 −9 =0
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAnton Amarapala
🇳🇴NOR·1604
+1 −17 =0
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGunnar Lilleng
🇳🇴NOR·1613
+5 −12 =0
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArild Troen
🇳🇴NOR·1677
+0 −16 =0
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsAage Mella
🇳🇴NOR·1700
+0 −13 =0
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings

/
Norway
#1,851
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#116,970
in continent
World
#185,305
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1851🇳🇴Nygard, Morten1,501
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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116970🇳🇴Nygard, Morten1,501
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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185305🇳🇴Nygard, Morten1,501