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

Classical

2405.5 +0.5

Live estimate

Rapid

2242

Published FIDE

Blitz

2324

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1583
National rank · NOR
#23

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

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

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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
301 2016-12-14 London Classic Open 2016 London ENG 7.25 Erik Ronka Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 77 Open
302 2016-12-13 London Classic Open 2016 London ENG 6.8 Frode Elsness Hrant Melkumyan Lost: 0-1 48 Open
303 2016-12-12 London Classic Open 2016 London ENG 5.24 Frode Elsness Garg Aradhya Won: 1-0 43 Open
304 2016-12-11 London Classic Open 2016 London ENG 4.8 Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli Frode Elsness Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
305 2016-12-10 London Classic Open 2016 London ENG 3.8 Jonathan Hawkins Frode Elsness Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
306 2016-12-10 London Classic Open 2016 London ENG 2.33 Frode Elsness V. Haribalu Won: 1-0 64 Open
307 2016-12-09 London Classic Open 2016 London ENG 1.36 Ioanis Lentzos Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 43 Open
308 2016-11-12 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 7.23 Dusan Schwarz Frode Elsness Lost: 1-0 55 Open
309 2016-11-11 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 6.3 Frode Elsness Colin Menzies Won: 1-0 17 Open
310 2016-11-10 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 5.25 Argirios Papadopoulos Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 29 Open
311 2016-11-09 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 4.22 Frode Elsness Milos Roganovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
312 2016-11-08 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 3.28 Iolo C Jones Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 69 Open
313 2016-11-07 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 2.19 Henk Vedder Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 41 Open
314 2016-11-06 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 1.18 Frode Elsness Viktor Erdos Lost: 0-1 26 Open
315 2016-10-30 TCh-NOR Codanserien Norway NOR 3.3 Frode Elsness Borki Predojevic Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
316 2016-10-29 TCh-NOR Codanserien Norway NOR 2.2 Rune Djurhuus Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 24 Open
317 2016-10-28 TCh-NOR Codanserien Norway NOR 1.2 Frode Elsness Maxim Barth Stanford Won: 1-0 60 Open
318 2016-10-06 Oslo Open 2016 Fornebu NOR 9.3 Frode Elsness Boris Chatalbashev Lost: 0-1 54 Open
319 2016-10-05 Oslo Open 2016 Fornebu NOR 8.8 Sheila Barth Stanford Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 35 Open
320 2016-10-05 Oslo Open 2016 Fornebu NOR 7.6 Frode Elsness Sebastian Mihajlov Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
321 2016-10-04 Oslo Open 2016 Fornebu NOR 6.3 Alexander Zubov Frode Elsness Lost: 1-0 52 Open
322 2016-10-03 Oslo Open 2016 Fornebu NOR 5.6 Frode Elsness Benjamin Arvola Notkevich Won: 1-0 60 Open
323 2016-10-03 Oslo Open 2016 Fornebu NOR 4.7 Petter Haugli Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 40 Open
324 2016-10-02 Oslo Open 2016 Fornebu NOR 3.14 Frode Elsness Vidar Taksrud Won: 1-0 32 Open
325 2016-07-16 ch-NOR 2016 Tromso NOR 9.1 Kjetil A. Lie Frode Elsness Lost: 1-0 26 Open
326 2016-07-15 ch-NOR 2016 Tromso NOR 8.1 Frode Elsness Joachim Birger Nilsen Lost: 0-1 50 Open
327 2016-07-14 ch-NOR 2016 Tromso NOR 7.1 Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 68 Open
328 2016-07-13 ch-NOR 2016 Tromso NOR 6.3 Frode Elsness Nicolai Getz Won: 1-0 61 Open
329 2016-07-12 ch-NOR 2016 Tromso NOR 5.5 Daniel Jakobsen Kovachev Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 16 Open
330 2016-07-11 ch-NOR 2016 Tromso NOR 4.1 Frode Elsness Rune Djurhuus Lost: 0-1 66 Open
331 2016-07-11 ch-NOR 2016 Tromso NOR 3.2 Johan Salomon Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 50 Open
332 2016-07-10 ch-NOR 2016 Tromso NOR 2.2 Frode Elsness Henning Kjoita Draw: 1/2-1/2 111 Open
333 2016-07-09 ch-NOR 2016 Tromso NOR 1.5 Andreas G.R. Moen Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 30 Open
334 2016-03-06 TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16 Norway NOR 9.1 Frode Elsness Maxim Barth Stanford Won: 1-0 34 Open
335 2016-03-05 TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16 Norway NOR 8.5 Jonathan D Tisdall Frode Elsness Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
336 2016-03-04 TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16 Norway NOR 7.2 Frode Elsness Lasse Ostebo Lovik Lost: 0-1 34 Open
337 2016-01-17 TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16 Norway NOR 6.4 Markus Ragger Frode Elsness Lost: 1-0 32 Open
338 2016-01-16 TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16 Norway NOR 5.3 Frode Elsness Maxim Turov Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
339 2016-01-15 TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16 Norway NOR 4.3 Petter G. Stokstad Frode Elsness Lost: 1-0 39 Open
340 2015-11-01 TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16 Norway NOR 3.4 Frode Elsness Jon Ludvig Hammer Lost: 0-1 39 Open
341 2015-10-31 TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16 Norway NOR 2.2 Ivar Bern Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 29 Open
342 2015-10-30 TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16 Norway NOR 1.5 Frode Elsness Even Thingstad Won: 1-0 41 Open
343 2015-07-11 ch-NOR 2015 Oslo NOR 9.4 Rune Djurhuus Frode Elsness Won: 0-1 32 Open
344 2015-07-10 ch-NOR 2015 Oslo NOR 8.4 Frode Elsness Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
345 2015-07-09 ch-NOR 2015 Oslo NOR 7.3 Einar J Gausel Frode Elsness Lost: 1-0 36 Open
346 2015-07-08 ch-NOR 2015 Oslo NOR 6.3 Frode Elsness Berge Ostenstad Won: 1-0 38 Open
347 2015-07-07 ch-NOR 2015 Oslo NOR 5.5 Kristian Stuvik Holm Frode Elsness Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
348 2015-07-06 ch-NOR 2015 Oslo NOR 4.5 Frode Elsness Oystein Hole Won: 1-0 27 Open
349 2015-07-06 ch-NOR 2015 Oslo NOR 3.3 Aryan Tari Frode Elsness Lost: 1-0 17 Open
350 2015-07-05 ch-NOR 2015 Oslo NOR 2.3 Frode Elsness Johan-Sebastian Christiansen Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
  1. vs Erik RonkaWon · 0-1Black · 2016-12-14 · Round 7.25London Classic Open 2016
  2. vs Hrant MelkumyanLost · 0-1White · 2016-12-13 · Round 6.8London Classic Open 2016
  3. vs Garg AradhyaWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-12 · Round 5.24London Classic Open 2016
  4. vs Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-12-11 · Round 4.8London Classic Open 2016
  5. vs Jonathan HawkinsDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-12-10 · Round 3.8London Classic Open 2016
  6. vs V. HaribaluWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-10 · Round 2.33London Classic Open 2016
  7. vs Ioanis LentzosWon · 0-1Black · 2016-12-09 · Round 1.36London Classic Open 2016
  8. vs Dusan SchwarzLost · 1-0Black · 2016-11-12 · Round 7.2332nd ECC Open 2016
  9. vs Colin MenziesWon · 1-0White · 2016-11-11 · Round 6.332nd ECC Open 2016
  10. vs Argirios PapadopoulosWon · 0-1Black · 2016-11-10 · Round 5.2532nd ECC Open 2016
  11. vs Milos RoganovicDraw · ½–½White · 2016-11-09 · Round 4.2232nd ECC Open 2016
  12. vs Iolo C JonesWon · 0-1Black · 2016-11-08 · Round 3.2832nd ECC Open 2016
  13. vs Henk VedderWon · 0-1Black · 2016-11-07 · Round 2.1932nd ECC Open 2016
  14. vs Viktor ErdosLost · 0-1White · 2016-11-06 · Round 1.1832nd ECC Open 2016
  15. vs Borki PredojevicDraw · ½–½White · 2016-10-30 · Round 3.3TCh-NOR Codanserien
  16. vs Rune DjurhuusWon · 0-1Black · 2016-10-29 · Round 2.2TCh-NOR Codanserien
  17. vs Maxim Barth StanfordWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-28 · Round 1.2TCh-NOR Codanserien
  18. vs Boris ChatalbashevLost · 0-1White · 2016-10-06 · Round 9.3Oslo Open 2016
  19. vs Sheila Barth StanfordWon · 0-1Black · 2016-10-05 · Round 8.8Oslo Open 2016
  20. vs Sebastian MihajlovDraw · ½–½White · 2016-10-05 · Round 7.6Oslo Open 2016
  21. vs Alexander ZubovLost · 1-0Black · 2016-10-04 · Round 6.3Oslo Open 2016
  22. vs Benjamin Arvola NotkevichWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-03 · Round 5.6Oslo Open 2016
  23. vs Petter HaugliWon · 0-1Black · 2016-10-03 · Round 4.7Oslo Open 2016
  24. vs Vidar TaksrudWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-02 · Round 3.14Oslo Open 2016
  25. vs Kjetil A. LieLost · 1-0Black · 2016-07-16 · Round 9.1ch-NOR 2016
  26. vs Joachim Birger NilsenLost · 0-1White · 2016-07-15 · Round 8.1ch-NOR 2016
  27. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-14 · Round 7.1ch-NOR 2016
  28. vs Nicolai GetzWon · 1-0White · 2016-07-13 · Round 6.3ch-NOR 2016
  29. vs Daniel Jakobsen KovachevWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-12 · Round 5.5ch-NOR 2016
  30. vs Rune DjurhuusLost · 0-1White · 2016-07-11 · Round 4.1ch-NOR 2016
  31. vs Johan SalomonWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-11 · Round 3.2ch-NOR 2016
  32. vs Henning KjoitaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-07-10 · Round 2.2ch-NOR 2016
  33. vs Andreas G.R. MoenWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-09 · Round 1.5ch-NOR 2016
  34. vs Maxim Barth StanfordWon · 1-0White · 2016-03-06 · Round 9.1TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16
  35. vs Jonathan D TisdallDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-03-05 · Round 8.5TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16
  36. vs Lasse Ostebo LovikLost · 0-1White · 2016-03-04 · Round 7.2TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16
  37. vs Markus RaggerLost · 1-0Black · 2016-01-17 · Round 6.4TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16
  38. vs Maxim TurovDraw · ½–½White · 2016-01-16 · Round 5.3TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16
  39. vs Petter G. StokstadLost · 1-0Black · 2016-01-15 · Round 4.3TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16
  40. vs Jon Ludvig HammerLost · 0-1White · 2015-11-01 · Round 3.4TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16
  41. vs Ivar BernWon · 0-1Black · 2015-10-31 · Round 2.2TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16
  42. vs Even ThingstadWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-30 · Round 1.5TCh-NOR Elite 2015-16
  43. vs Rune DjurhuusWon · 0-1Black · 2015-07-11 · Round 9.4ch-NOR 2015
  44. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalDraw · ½–½White · 2015-07-10 · Round 8.4ch-NOR 2015
  45. vs Einar J GauselLost · 1-0Black · 2015-07-09 · Round 7.3ch-NOR 2015
  46. vs Berge OstenstadWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-08 · Round 6.3ch-NOR 2015
  47. vs Kristian Stuvik HolmDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-07 · Round 5.5ch-NOR 2015
  48. vs Oystein HoleWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-06 · Round 4.5ch-NOR 2015
  49. vs Aryan TariLost · 1-0Black · 2015-07-06 · Round 3.3ch-NOR 2015
  50. vs Johan-Sebastian ChristiansenDraw · ½–½White · 2015-07-05 · Round 2.3ch-NOR 2015