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Stefansson, Hannes
GM🇮🇸FIDE 2300087· Male· Iceland· Born in 1972
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Hannes Stefansson, a 54-year-old Icelandic Grandmaster, is rated 2409 and ranked 8th among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 17 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10. Also played 1 rapid (including Torneo Internacional XXVII Guanche de Plata 2025) and 8 blitz events (including Blondus Blitz 2025 - playoff) recently. His peak of 2604 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2002, World #83 at the time); he spent 38 months as Icelandic #1.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 29).
Current rating
2409
Standard
Rpd2440·Blz2445
All-time high
2604
−195 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 30
Jan 2002 · age 30
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Icelandic players · of 441
38 months in #1 nationally (2002–2023)
38 months in #1 nationally (2002–2023)
Career timeline
19 entries2023
38 months in National #1
longest streak 14 months · since Jan 2002
Nov 2023
17th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2529
Sep 2023
2022
20th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 50 · rated 2541
Jul 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 46
Dec 2018
2015
17th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2602
Oct 2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 43
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5perf 2653 (+226) · 4.5/5 · #4
Evolution
-15
2424 → 2409
Tournaments
9
82 games
Score
43/ 8252.4%
33W33D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIsaura San Juan Morigosa1,907·VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL JUGANDO CON LAS ESTRELLAS 2025·R1·-9.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #137 | 2417 | +2.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #139 | 2294 | -7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 2364 | -3.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #5 | 2344 | -10.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2653 | +10.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #61 | 2446 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/10 | #24 | 2219 | -13.4 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2304 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2511 | +12.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHelgi Ass GretarssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2420
+17 −11 =7
35 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsGudmundur KjartanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2399
+16 −6 =11
33 games·last met May 2026
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+10 −9 =13
32 games·last met May 2026
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vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+18 −3 =11
32 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2356
+17 −7 =7
31 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Iceland
#8
out of 617 players
Europe
#947
in continent
World
#1,513
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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Europe
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