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Thorhallsson, Throstur
GM🇮🇸FIDE 2300109· Male· Iceland· Born in 1969
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Throstur Thorhallsson, a 57-year-old Icelandic Grandmaster, is rated 2392 and ranked 11th among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 3 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 1 rapid (including Icelandic Rapid Championship - Reykjavik Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Fridriksmot Landsbankans - Islandsmotid i skak 2025) recently. His peak of 2469 was reached at age 37 (Oct 2006); he also reached Icelandic #6 in Jul 2008 and spent 44 months in Icelandic top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 32).
Current rating
2392
Standard
Rpd2453·Blz2304
All-time high
2469
−77 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 37
Oct 2006 · age 37
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Icelandic players · of 441
44 months in National top 10 (2001–2026)
44 months in National top 10 (2001–2026)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
44 months in national top 10
longest streak 28 months · since Jan 2001
Mar 2026
2025
66th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2396
Nov 2025
2020
83rd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2430
Sep 2020
2019
2nd Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2435
Jun 2019
2014
500 career games
at age 45
Jun 2014
2013
2nd Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2449
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
2391 → 2392
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
14.5/ 3146.8%
12W16D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBjorn AhlanderIM2,389·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R7·+5.0
3.[W]vsChristof SieleckiIM2,390·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus·R8·+4.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAleksandr OstrovskiyIM2,366·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R3·-5.3
3.[L]vsEgor BogdanovGM2,510·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R5·-3.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #14 | 2465 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/3 | #51 | 2154 | -8.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #91 | 2370 | -0.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2412 | +5.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+13 −15 =11
39 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2356
+10 −11 =11
32 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJon Viktor GunnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2414
+5 −10 =11
26 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+8 −9 =8
25 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHannes StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2409
+5 −12 =7
24 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#11
out of 617 players
Europe
#1,148
in continent
World
#1,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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