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Elsness, Frode

Standard: 2405 Rapid: 2242 Blitz: 2324 (last updated 2026-10-11)
FIDE ID: 1501100 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NOR Sex: M Birth Year: 1973 Age: 53
Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 136 Wins: 47 (35%) Draws: 55 (40%) Losses: 34 (25%)
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Dossier

127 of 136 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 92.5%
Opened d4: 33/48Opened Nf3: 9/48Opened e4: 5/48Opened c4: 1/48
Castled kingside: 80Same-side castling: 74Opposite-side castling: 11Castled queenside: 10Did not castle: 5
Fianchettoed kingside: 34Played in the center: 32Played on the queenside: 26Played on the kingside: 23Fianchettoed queenside: 15
Active pieces: 74Initiated exchanges: 64Space advantage: 58Isolated pawn: 57Kept the bishop pair: 56Sacrificed material: 52Backward pawn: 43Missed tactics: 18Avoided exchanges: 18Played gambits: 9
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As White 53 games 24W 21D 8L
Queen's Gambit Declined 10 games 4W 5D 1L
Barmen Variation 4 games 0W 4D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 0W 4D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Harrwitz Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Defense, Blockade Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 6 games 2W 3D 1L
Open Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Classical Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 5 games 1W 3D 1L
Normal Variation 4 games 1W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Botvinnik System 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogoljubow Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Old Indian Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Reversed Grünfeld 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Invitation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Retreat Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Goglidze Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Traditional Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Accelerated 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Semi-Slav Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Anti-Moscow Gambit 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Adams Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with g3 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Averbakh System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
New York Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Greco Gambit, Traditional Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 51 games 13W 20D 18L
Caro-Kann Defense 11 games 2W 5D 4L
Advance Variation 4 games 0W 2D 2L
Tal Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Attack 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Panov Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Endgame Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 8 games 2W 4D 2L
Morphy Defense 7 games 2W 3D 2L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Anderssen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 8 games 3W 2D 3L
Najdorf Variation 5 games 2W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Opocensky Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Adams Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Smith-Morra Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variations 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 5 games 1W 0D 4L
Classical Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Giuoco Pianissimo 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Giuoco Pianissimo 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Italian Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Orthodox Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Harrwitz Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 5 games 1W 3D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 5 games 1W 3D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Romanishin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Hybrid 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spielmann Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Falkbeer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 388

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2024.01.13 · 23... Rxh3+ (−56.1% win chance) 1-0
Elsness, Frode
Fossan, Petter
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2024.07.05 · 25. Qh3+ (−49.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Kvaloy, Aksel Bu
Elsness, Frode
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2023.07.04 · 85... Qh8 (−42.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Elsness, Frode
Mitusov, Semen
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2023.01.07 · 25. exf6 (−39.9% win chance) 0-1
Jan Gunnar Fredriksen
Frode Elsness
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves