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Apol, Luitjen Akselsson
FM🇫🇴FIDE 7202466· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 2006
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Luitjen Akselsson Apol, a 20-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2305 — just 30 short of his peak of 2335 (May 2025, age 19) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 20, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FM 2026 Landslidsbolkur, 1. deild 2025-26 9-10, and Nordic Youth Chess Championships 2026 - A. Also played 7 rapid (including Janus Open II (kvik)) and 5 blitz events (including FM snar 2025 umdystur) recently. He reached #3 nationally in Oct 2024 and has been in top 5 for 20 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open. At junior level, he reached World #92 in U16, World #75 in U14 and #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2305
Standard
Rpd2195·Blz2131
All-time high
2335
−30 pts below
May 2025 · age 19
May 2025 · age 19
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#218 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,048
National top 5 since Oct 2024
National top 5 since Oct 2024
Career timeline
27 entries2026
20 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 20 months · since Oct 2024
May 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Dec 2025
500 career games
at age 19
Nov 2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2335
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2335
at age 19 · −30 from today
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
2335 → 2305
Tournaments
13
64 games
Score
44/ 6468.8%
40W8D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2268 | -1.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2443 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #4 | 2202 | -14.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2769 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2639 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 2175 | -10.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2393 | +6.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2214 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 7.5/8 | #2 | 2515 | +25.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHogni Egilstoft NielsenIM
🇫🇴FAI·2411
+3 −41 =7
51 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJon I Horni Nielsen
🇫🇴FAI·2078
+26 −11 =13
50 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsElias Petersen
🇫🇴FAI·2075
+35 −3 =3
41 games·last met Apr 2027
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vsRogvi EgilstoftFM
🇫🇴FAI·2315
+3 −23 =4
30 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMargar M. Berg
🇫🇴FAI·1905
+20 −7 =3
30 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Faroe Islands
#5
out of 200 players
Europe
#2,598
in continent
World
#3,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Faroe Islands
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