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Danielsen, Henrik
GM🇮🇸FIDE 1400185· Male· Iceland· Born in 1966
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Henrik Danielsen, a 60-year-old Icelandic Grandmaster, is rated 2466 and ranked 3rd among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 3 years. 50 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb. He took a 16-month break between Jun 2023 and Nov 2024. His peak of 2545 was reached at age 45 (May 2011); he also reached World #357 in Jul 2001 and has been in Icelandic top 3 for 21 months and counting.
Competes for Iceland since Apr 2006. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2466
Standard
Rpd2528·Blz2473
All-time high
2545
−79 pts below
May 2011 · age 45
May 2011 · age 45
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Icelandic players · of 441
National top 3 since Apr 2026
National top 3 since Apr 2026
Career timeline
29 entries2026
21 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
since Jan 2002
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2469 → returned at 2462
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 57
Apr 2023
2022
12th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2531
May 2022
2021
22nd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2520
Dec 2021
Peak Icelandic rank: #2
at age 55 · rated 2521
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
2465 → 2466
Tournaments
15
49 games
Score
42/ 4985.7%
39W6D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsOrn Leo JohannssonFM2,314·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R1·+2.9
3.[W]vsDavid KjartanssonIM2,262·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R5·+2.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM2,362·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R3·-6.5
3.[L]vsHelgi Ass GretarssonGM2,418·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R7·-5.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #18 | 2321 | -9.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #65 | 2419 | -1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 3002 | +3.5 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2751 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 2407 | -3.1 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2855 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #27 | 2914 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2667 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2762 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2351 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonny HectorGM
🇸🇪SWE·2408
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHannes StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2409
+0 −2 =10
12 games·last met May 2023
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vsGudmundur KjartanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2399
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met May 2023
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vsMads AndersenGM
🇩🇰DEN·2559
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2016
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Rankings
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Iceland
#3
out of 617 players
Europe
#517
in continent
World
#865
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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Europe
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World
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