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Steingrimsson, Hedinn
GM🇮🇸FIDE 2300117· Male· Iceland· Born in 1975
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Hedinn Steingrimsson, a 51-year-old Icelandic Grandmaster, is rated 2502 and ranked 2nd among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 9 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent appearances: 12th Annual Washington International - Championship and 2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open. He took a 14-month break between May 2024 and Aug 2025. His peak of 2583 was reached at age 43 (Jun 2018, World #284 at the time); he spent 23 months as Icelandic #1.
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 32) and IM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2502
Standard
Rpd2559·Blz2590
All-time high
2583
−81 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 43
Jun 2018 · age 43
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Icelandic players · of 441
23 months in #1 nationally (2016–2025)
23 months in #1 nationally (2016–2025)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
20th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2502
Mar 2026
2025
23 months in National #1
longest streak 21 months · since Oct 2016
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 50
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2492 → returned at 2492
May 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 49
Apr 2024
2022
24th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2538
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
2492 → 2502
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
11/ 1478.6%
9W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2563 | +9.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2421 | +0.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHannes StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2409
+7 −2 =9
18 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsGudmundur KjartanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2399
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+6 −1 =5
12 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsGudmundur GislasonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2251
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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Iceland
#2
out of 617 players
Europe
#325
in continent
World
#569
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
| 1 | 🇮🇸Follow Vignir Vatnar StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,534 |
| 2 | 2,502 | |
| 3 | 🇮🇸Follow Johann HjartarsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,466 |
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| 5 | 🇮🇸Follow Helgi OlafssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,439 |
| 6 | 🇮🇸Follow Helgi Ass GretarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,420 |
| 7 | 🇮🇸Follow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,414 |
| 8 | 🇮🇸Follow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,409 |
| 9 | 🇮🇸Follow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,407 |
| 10 | 🇮🇸Follow Gudmundur KjartanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,399 |
Europe
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World
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