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Petursson, Margeir
GM🇮🇸FIDE 2300028· Male· Iceland· Born in 1960
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Margeir Petursson, a 66-year-old Icelandic player. currently rated 2387 in Standard, career peak of 2543 (Jan 2001). He had 2 career breaks: 111 months (2003–2012), 23 months (2012–2014).
Current rating
2387
Standard
Rpd2334·Blz2321
All-time high
2543
−156 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 41
Jan 2001 · age 41
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#12
in Iceland · of 443
35 months in National top 5 (2001–2017)
35 months in National top 5 (2001–2017)
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 64
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 63
Oct 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+9 Elo)
2441 → 2450
Apr 2022
2017
35 months in national top 5
longest streak 28 months · since Jan 2001
Oct 2017
2012
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2532 → returned at 2536
Nov 2012
2003
Inactive for 111 months
paused at 2540 → returned at 2532
Jul 2003
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-18
2405 → 2387
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
6W5D2L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Iceland
#12
out of 621 players
Europe
#1,355
in continent
World
#1,922
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 12 | 2,387 | |
Europe
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| ... | ||
| 1355 | 2,387 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 1922 | 2,387 | |
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-18Scrape games
16 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDIcelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10Elo 2387
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mArngrimsson, DagurISL | 2358 | 1 | +4.7 | ♔ |
| Briem, StephanISL | 2147 | 1 | +2.1 | ♚ |
| mKjartansson, DavidISL | 2249 | 1 | +3.2 | ♔ |
| gThorfinnsson, BragiISL | 2377 | 0 | -5.1 | ♔ |
2025-11STDEUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plusElo 2382
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brongers, HenkFRA | 2024 | ½ | -4.1 | ♔ |
| Stoinev, MetodiBUL | 2137 | ½ | -3.3 | ♔ |
| fMalmdin, Nils-AkeSWE | 2094 | ½ | -3.6 | ♔ |
| Suhogerlla, XhevatKOS | 2128 | ½ | -3.3 | ♚ |
| mWelling, GerardNED | 2206 | 0 | -7.6 | ♔ |
| Stoychev, OgnianBUL | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Alquist, ErikSWE | 2041 | 1 | +1 | ♔ |
| fFayard, AlainFRA | 2079 | 1 | +1.3 | ♚ |
| fMeulders, RichardBEL | 2082 | ½ | -3.7 | ♚ |
2025-04STDIcelandic Team Championship 2024-25 - Premier League Round 6-10Elo 2405
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gDonchenko, AlexanderGER | 2632 | ½ | +2.9 | ♚ |
| mWillow, Jonah BENG | 2459 | ½ | +0.8 | ♔ |
| gCicak, SlavkoSWE | 2493 | ½ | +1.2 | ♔ |