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ID: 1538381

Bengt Arne Mikalsen

FIDE ratings

1,785Classical
1,796Rapid
1,779Blitz

Performance

50 games
14% Win
14% Draw
72% Loss

Bengt Arne Mikalsen's playing style

Overall score:21%7W 7D 36L over 50 games
Best with d4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:20%in 15 games
Steady recent form:25%3W 4D 13L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian
100%
4g
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
3g
Queen's Gambit Declined
100%
3g
East Indian Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Rapport-Jobava System has the largest Black sample, with 5 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Rapport-Jobava System
60%
40%
5g
Queen's Pawn Game: London System
100%
3g
Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation
100%
2g
Vienna Game
100%
2g
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo
100%
1g

Repertoire

28 games as white in scope
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Starting position

28 games in this line · White to move

Results for Mikalsen, Bengt Arne as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
7%
21%
71%
Move
13 · 46%
46%
54%
7 · 25%
100%
4 · 14%
50%
50%
4 · 14%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 22, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Sjogren, Oddbjorn(1810)
W—
Feb 22, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Sjogren, Oddbjorn(1810)
W—
Feb 22, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Sjogren, Oddbjorn(1810)
W—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Myren, Matias(1616)
L—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Myren, Matias(1616)
L—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Myren, Matias(1616)
L—
Feb 20, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Wilhelmsen, Vegard(1770)
L—
Feb 20, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Wilhelmsen, Vegard(1770)
L—
Feb 20, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Rustan, Elias Buschmann(1999)
L—
Feb 20, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Rustan, Elias Buschmann(1986)
L—

Research Bengt Arne Mikalsen’s games and opening repertoire

Bengt Arne Mikalsen is rated 1785 in standard, 1796 in rapid, 1779 in blitz by FIDE. Bengt Arne Mikalsen plays for Norway.

Bengt Arne Mikalsen has FIDE ID 1538381.

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