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Finnlaugsson, Gunnar

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FIDEFIDE 1701550· Male· Iceland· Born in 1947

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Gunnar Finnlaugsson, a 79-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1936. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002) and 14 months (2005–2006). Recent appearances: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r3 dec and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r2. His peak of 2190 was reached at age 56 (Jul 2003); he also reached Icelandic #40 in Jan 2002.

Competes for Iceland since Oct 2007.

Current rating

1936

Standard

Rpd2034·Blz1938

All-time high

2190

−254 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 56

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#39,667

#39,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2023
4th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1989
Aug 2023
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1958 → 1989
Jul 2023
2022
4th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1960
Apr 2022
2013
5th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2089
Dec 2013
2009
3rd Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2121
Nov 2009
100 career games
at age 62
Nov 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hakan Hansson 1,986
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r2 · Nov 2025 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
-6
1942 → 1936
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W3D0L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsHakan Hansson1,986·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r2·R2·+1.3
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r3 dec
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#431880-3.8
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#301986+1.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsDavid Quinn
🇬🇧SCO·1913
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsNejib Bouaziz
🇸🇪SWE·1934
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsAnders Sandstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1982
+0 −2 =7
9 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsSven Rosell
🇸🇪SWE·1906
+3 −1 =5
9 games·last met Jun 2021
View head-to-head →
vsAnders Nylen
🇸🇪SWE·2086
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Iceland
#142
out of 643 players
Europe
#29,297
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
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2,540
2
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2,502
3
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2,467
4
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2,466
5
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2,447
6
🇮🇸Gretarsson, Helgi AssFollow Helgi Ass GretarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,420
7
🇮🇸Stefansson, HannesFollow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,419
8
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
9
🇮🇸Thorsteins, KarlFollow Karl ThorsteinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
10
🇮🇸Arnason, Jon LFollow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,404
...
142🇮🇸Finnlaugsson, Gunnar1,936
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
29297🇮🇸Finnlaugsson, Gunnar1,936
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
39666🇮🇸Finnlaugsson, Gunnar1,936