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IM Frode Elsness

Frode Elsness
Full name
Frode Elsness
Born
Jun 15, 1973 (age 52)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Norway
Profiles
#687
World Ranking
2413
Classical
2253
Rapid
2285
Blitz

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Slav Defense (9 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (9 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined (8 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (8 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (7 games)
Black Pieces
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Grünfeld Defense (9 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (8 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (7 games)
Modern Defense: Standard Line (7 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Frode Elsness (2414)
Michal Kopczynski (2550)
1-0 77 2026
Frode Elsness (2428)
Alvaro Torres Rebolledo (2654)
1-0 53 2026
Frode Elsness (2428)
Ayan Allahverdiyeva (2540)
1-0 60 2026
Frode Elsness (2433)
Alanna Berikkyzy (2337)
1-0 38 2026
Frode Elsness (2420)
Aldiyar Zhauynbay (2821)
0-1 66 2026
Frode Elsness (2440)
Artak Manukian (2569)
0-1 31 2026
Frode Elsness (2440)
Antonio P Santos (2228)
0-1 45 2026
Frode Elsness (2453)
Nicola Altini (2655)
0-1 60 2026
Frode Elsness (2451)
Aldiyar Zharas (2703)
½-½ 74 2026
Huseyin Said Deveci (2681)
Frode Elsness (2418)
1-0 45 2026
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