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Lindesteg, Orjan
🇳🇴FIDE 1594478· Male· Norway· Born in 1978
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Orjan Lindesteg, a 48-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1615 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sandnes Klubbmesterskap langsjakk 2026 April, Sandnes Klubbmesterskap langsjakk 2026 Februar, and Vestlandsserien Sor 2025-26 2. divisjon. Also played 1 rapid (including Sandnes Klubbmesterskap i hurtigsjakk 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Sandnes Lynsjakkmaraton 2025) recently.
Current rating
1615
Standard
Rpd1542·Blz1557
All-time high
1615
at best
Jun 2026 · age 48
Jun 2026 · age 48
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#141,283
#141,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1615
at age 48
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Apr 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 47
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1581 · at age 47
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
1597 → 1615
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
8W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2313 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1700 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #29 | 1248 | -3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #7 | 1647 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #14 | 1010 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #15 | 1545 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #39 | 2040 | -9.6 |
Rankings
/
Norway
#1,426
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#95,269
in continent
World
#141,274
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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