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Frode Elsness
F Elsness 
Photo credit: Egil Arne Wikimedia Commons  

Number of games in database: 363
Years covered: 1993 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2416 (2268 rapid, 2285 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2506
Overall record: +130 -108 =125 (53.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Slav (23) 
    D17 D15 D18 D12 D10
 Queen's Pawn Game (18) 
    E00 E10 A50 A40 A41
 Nimzo Indian (16) 
    E32 E41 E29 E20 E40
 King's Indian (14) 
    E80 E81 E94 E63 E92
 Queen's Indian (10) 
    E17 E15 E12
 Queen's Gambit Declined (10) 
    D35 D31 D30 D38
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (33) 
    B90 B84 B97 B32 B80
 Grunfeld (23) 
    D85 D78 D91 D87 D72
 English (17) 
    A15 A16 A18 A13
 Ruy Lopez (17) 
    C67 C65 C84 C95 C77
 Sicilian Najdorf (13) 
    B90 B97 B92 B94 B93
 Queen's Gambit Declined (11) 
    D38 D39 D37 D35 D30
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   S Agdestein vs F Elsness, 2017 1/2-1/2
   F Elsness vs J Gallagher, 2005 1/2-1/2
   F Elsness vs K Trygstad, 2001 1/2-1/2
   F Elsness vs Svidler, 2014 1/2-1/2
   McShane vs F Elsness, 2010 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Norwegian Championship (2013)
   Norwegian Championship (2009)
   Norwegian Championship (2004)
   Oslo Chess International (2011)
   Fagernes GM Open (2014)
   Norwegian Championship (2016)
   Norwegian Championship (2005)
   Kragero Resort Chess (2023)
   Gjovik Open-A 2008/09 (2008)
   London Chess Classic Open (2013)
   Norway Chess Open (2025)
   Calvia Olympiad (2004)
   European Club Cup (2016)
   Reykjavik Open (2014)
   London Chess Classic Open (2016)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Norway Chess Open
   F Elsness vs E Amar (Jun-01-25) 0-1
   K Adharsh vs F Elsness (May-31-25) 0-1
   F Elsness vs V Poley (May-30-25) 1-0
   M Dey vs F Elsness (May-29-25) 1-0
   F Elsness vs M Garcia Martin (May-29-25) 1-0

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FRODE ELSNESS
(born Jun-15-1973, 52 years old) Norway

[what is this?]
IM in 2001. One GM norm. Norwegian champion in 2008 (he won the playoff vs Jon Ludvig Hammer).

Wikipedia article: Frode Elsness


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 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 363  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Grivas vs F Elsness  ½-½511993Arnold CupE90 King's Indian
2. Jansa vs F Elsness  ½-½611993Gausdal ACB06 Robatsch
3. A Ziegler vs F Elsness  ½-½561994GothenburgA89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6
4. F Elsness vs M Ulybin  ½-½471994Cappelle op 10thA90 Dutch
5. F Elsness vs E Gausel  0-1271994Oslo opD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
6. E Naess vs F Elsness  0-1291994Oslo opB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
7. Bologan vs F Elsness  1-0311994Oslo opB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
8. F Elsness vs J Kejo  1-0211994Oslo opD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
9. L Ogaard vs F Elsness  0-1341994Oslo opA04 Reti Opening
10. F Elsness vs N Davies  1-0241994Oslo opA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
11. J Hector vs F Elsness  ½-½581994Oslo opB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
12. F Jaeger vs F Elsness  0-1571994Norwegian ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
13. F Elsness vs O Dannevig  0-1531994Norwegian ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
14. B Ostenstad vs F Elsness  1-0351994Norwegian ChampionshipA89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6
15. F Elsness vs L Ogaard  0-1431994Norwegian ChampionshipB44 Sicilian
16. F Elsness vs T Gabrielsen  ½-½291994Norwegian ChampionshipC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
17. F Elsness vs E Fossan  0-1541994Norwegian ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
18. F Elsness vs L Hjelmas  1-0471994Norwegian ChampionshipC07 French, Tarrasch
19. I Bern vs F Elsness  ½-½401994Norwegian ChampionshipA80 Dutch
20. O C Moen vs F Elsness  ½-½521994Norwegian ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
21. F Elsness vs N Borge 0-1541995Masters GausdalE87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox
22. F Elsness vs L Ogaard  ½-½441995Namses opD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. G Vescovi vs F Elsness  ½-½311995Cappelle OpenB08 Pirc, Classical
24. Sutovsky vs F Elsness  1-0231995Gausdal InternationalB06 Robatsch
25. F Elsness vs E Grivas  0-1251996Yerevan OlympiadE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 363  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-12-06  Whitehat1963: I've heard of "otherness" and "Loch Ness," why not Elsness?
Jul-12-06  ughaibu: And now, introducing, for your delight and delectation, his elseness The Other.
Apr-11-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: IM Frode Elsness, Norway, born 15 June 1973. Now rated 2460, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 2001. One GM norm.

Norwegian champion 2008 (won playoff vs Jon Ludvig Hammer).

Picture:
http://www.dagsavisen.no/multimedia...

Biographies:
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frode_... (in Norwegian) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frode_... (in English)

He made his first GM norm today in the Norwegian series.

Apr-23-11  BIDMONFA: Frode Elsness

ELSNESS, Frode
http://www.bidmonfa.com/elsness_fro...
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Nov-08-12  Abdel Irada: I wonder if his friends ever call him Frodo.
Jul-04-13  waustad: With a 112 move win today against Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal he stays 1/2 point behind the leader Jon Ludvig Hammer. If that game ever makes it here, perhaps it should get the pun, "I Play the Frode."
Jun-15-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: He is known as the Local Elsness Monster.
Jun-15-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Yeah yeah happy birthday and happy fathers' day Loch Elsness monster!!
🎉🎂✨🍰🥳
𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝒷𝒾𝓇𝓉𝒽𝒹𝒶𝓎!
ᕼᗩᑭᑭY ᗷIᖇTᕼᗞᗩY!
ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ︎︎🎂!! To you.

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