IMFrode Elsness

NOR Born 1973 (Age ≈53) Male
FIDE ID
1501100

About Frode Elsness

Frode Elsness combines chess with work as a medical doctor. He became an international master in 2001 and plays for Moss. After a break from competition, he returned in 2004 and finished fourth in the Norwegian championship. He won the Norwegian Open rapid championship in 2007. Show more

Frode Elsness combines chess with work as a medical doctor. He became an international master in 2001 and plays for Moss. After a break from competition, he returned in 2004 and finished fourth in the Norwegian championship. He won the Norwegian Open rapid championship in 2007. In 2008 he tied for first in the national classical championship with Jon Ludvig Hammer, then won their playoff with a win and a draw. His six Olympiad appearances for Norway included first board in 2012.

FIDE ratings

2405.5 +0.5

Classical

Live estimate

2242

Rapid

Published FIDE

2324

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1583
National rank · NOR
#23

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2506 Nov 2011
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
466

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
201 2019-07-09 ch-NOR 2019 Larvik NOR 5.4 Frode Elsness Johan-Sebastian Christiansen 0-1 58 Open
202 2019-07-08 ch-NOR 2019 Larvik NOR 4.3 Frode Elsness Kjetil A. Lie 1/2-1/2 24 Open
203 2019-07-07 ch-NOR 2019 Larvik NOR 3.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Frode Elsness 1/2-1/2 88 Open
204 2019-07-06 ch-NOR 2019 Larvik NOR 2.3 Frode Elsness Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal 1/2-1/2 50 Open
205 2019-07-05 ch-NOR 2019 Larvik NOR 1.1 Jens E Ingebretsen Frode Elsness 0-1 25 Open
206 2019-06-02 TCh-NOR Club 2019 Drammen NOR 6.3 Frode Elsness Manuel Ramirez Garrastacho 1-0 20 Open
207 2019-06-02 TCh-NOR Club 2019 Drammen NOR 5.3 Tor Fredrik Kaasen Frode Elsness 1-0 41 Open
208 2019-06-01 TCh-NOR Club 2019 Drammen NOR 4.4 Frode Elsness Francisco Silva Gonzalez 1-0 52 Open
209 2019-06-01 TCh-NOR Club 2019 Drammen NOR 3.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Frode Elsness 1-0 50 Open
210 2019-05-31 TCh-NOR Club 2019 Drammen NOR 2.7 Frode Elsness Georg A Krohg 1-0 39 Open
211 2019-05-30 TCh-NOR Club 2019 Drammen NOR 1.6 Lars Johansen Frode Elsness 0-1 18 Open
212 2018-12-16 London Classic Open 2018 London ENG 9.4 Frode Elsness Sebastian Bogner 0-1 40 Open
213 2018-12-15 London Classic Open 2018 London ENG 8.13 Lennart Sperling Frode Elsness 0-1 40 Open
214 2018-12-15 London Classic Open 2018 London ENG 7.18 Frode Elsness Siranush Ghukasyan 1-0 26 Open
215 2018-12-14 London Classic Open 2018 London ENG 6.11 Lorin D`Costa Frode Elsness 1-0 29 Open
216 2018-12-13 London Classic Open 2018 London ENG 5.16 Frode Elsness Jack Van Zyl-Rudd 1-0 45 Open
217 2018-12-12 London Classic Open 2018 London ENG 4.23 John M Quinn Frode Elsness 0-1 32 Open
218 2018-12-11 London Classic Open 2018 London ENG 3.38 Frode Elsness Fernando Semprun Martinez 1-0 69 Open
219 2018-12-10 London Classic Open 2018 London ENG 2.17 Andrew McClement Frode Elsness 1-0 28 Open
220 2018-12-09 London Classic Open 2018 London ENG 1.18 Frode Elsness Felix Gerlach 1-0 51 Open
221 2018-11-04 TCh-NOR Elite 2018-19 Norway NOR 3.5 Frode Elsness Geir Sune Tallaksen Ostmoe 1/2-1/2 47 Open
222 2018-11-03 TCh-NOR Elite 2018-19 Norway NOR 2.2 Espen Lie Frode Elsness 1/2-1/2 63 Open
223 2018-11-02 TCh-NOR Elite 2018-19 Norway NOR 1.4 Frode Elsness Joachim Birger Nilsen 1/2-1/2 27 Open
224 2018-10-18 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 7.16 Frode Elsness David Gorodetzky 1/2-1/2 62 Open
225 2018-10-17 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 6.22 Christopher Noe Frode Elsness 1-0 38 Open
226 2018-10-16 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 5.15 Frode Elsness Mads Andersen 1/2-1/2 32 Open
227 2018-10-15 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 4.26 Thomas Beerdsen Frode Elsness 0-1 66 Open
228 2018-10-14 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 3.17 Frode Elsness Aleksandar Indjic 0-1 35 Open
229 2018-10-13 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 2.2 Radoslaw Wojtaszek Frode Elsness 1-0 56 Open
230 2018-10-12 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 1.28 Adam G Ashton Frode Elsness 1/2-1/2 38 Open
231 2018-07-14 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 9.9 Mads Vestby-Ellingsen Frode Elsness 1/2-1/2 43 Open
232 2018-07-13 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 8.7 Frode Elsness Levi Andre Tallaksen 1/2-1/2 46 Open
233 2018-07-12 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 7.8 Frode Elsness Sebastian Mihajlov 1/2-1/2 39 Open
234 2018-07-11 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 6.8 Andreas G.R. Moen Frode Elsness 1/2-1/2 82 Open
235 2018-07-10 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 5.6 Frode Elsness Berge Ostenstad 1/2-1/2 46 Open
236 2018-07-09 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 4.1 Anders Hobber Frode Elsness 0-1 47 Open
237 2018-07-08 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 3.11 Frode Elsness Oystein Hole 1/2-1/2 38 Open
238 2018-07-07 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 2.8 Tor Fredrik Kaasen Frode Elsness 1-0 36 Open
239 2018-07-06 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 1.7 Frode Elsness Atle Gronn 0-1 44 Open
240 2018-06-26 OSS International 2018 Oslo NOR 8.3 Frode Elsness Tor Fredrik Kaasen 0-1 50 Open
241 2018-06-25 OSS International 2018 Oslo NOR 7.3 Frode Elsness Carsten Hoi 1/2-1/2 26 Open
242 2018-06-25 OSS International 2018 Oslo NOR 6.2 Andreas Garberg Tryggestad Frode Elsness 1/2-1/2 26 Open
243 2018-06-24 OSS International 2018 Oslo NOR 5.1 Frode Elsness Aleksandr Ostrovskiy 1/2-1/2 65 Open
244 2018-06-24 OSS International 2018 Oslo NOR 4.1 Andrei Deviatkin Frode Elsness 1/2-1/2 48 Open
245 2018-06-23 OSS International 2018 Oslo NOR 3.3 Frode Elsness Timofey Galinsky 1-0 46 Open
246 2018-06-23 OSS International 2018 Oslo NOR 2.4 Gunnar Lund Frode Elsness 0-1 41 Open
247 2018-06-22 OSS International 2018 Oslo NOR 1.4 Frode Elsness Sigurd Kjelsbol Huse 1-0 42 Open
248 2018-03-04 TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18 Norway NOR 9.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Frode Elsness 1-0 41 Open
249 2018-03-03 TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18 Norway NOR 8.2 Frode Elsness Espen Lie 0-1 35 Open
250 2018-03-02 TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18 Norway NOR 7.1 Frode Elsness Markus Ragger 0-1 34 Open