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Noren, Bjorn
🇸🇪FIDE 1731602· Male· Sweden· Born in 1944
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Bjorn Noren, a 82-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1873 — just 19 short of his peak of 1892 (Jan 2025, age 81). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 27-month break between Jul 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:5 r6.
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1892
−19 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 81
Jan 2025 · age 81
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,026
#55,026 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
15th Swedish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1892
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1892
at age 81 · −19 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1810 → 1891
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 80
Mar 2024
2023
28th Swedish 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1830
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 79
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1866 → 1873
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W2D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | — | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2406 | +3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #20 | — | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2438 | +4.2 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,065
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#40,360
in continent
World
#55,026
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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