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Einarsson, Halldor Gretar
FM🇮🇸FIDE 2300150· Male· Iceland· Born in 1966
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Halldor Gretar Einarsson, a 60-year-old Icelandic FIDE Master, is rated 2137 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 8-9, and Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7. Also played 1 rapid (including Pressukeppni i skak - Februar 2026 - B-flokkur) and 2 blitz events (including Le Kock motarodin - September 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003) and 14 months (2005–2006). His peak of 2315 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001); he also reached Icelandic #23 in Jan 2003.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2137
Standard
Rpd2085·Blz2158
All-time high
2315
−178 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 35
Jan 2001 · age 35
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,264 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2022
8th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2226
May 2022
2019
5th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2279
Apr 2019
2016
4th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2259
Oct 2016
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
2166 → 2245
Mar 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Oct 2015
2012
100 career games
at age 46
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
2177 → 2137
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
12.5/ 2550.0%
9W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMarcio Neron Camargo Dornelles2,058·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50·R4·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #104 | 2021 | -35.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #40 | 2177 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2702 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 2105 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #36 | 2095 | -7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOskar Long Einarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1806
+37 −1 =0
38 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsMagnus Orn UlfarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2351
+8 −20 =2
30 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsThorsteinn ThorsteinssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2204
+11 −11 =6
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsStefan Bergsson
🇮🇸ISL·2138
+13 −6 =5
24 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBardur Orn BirkissonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2257
+15 −2 =2
19 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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Iceland
#61
out of 643 players
Europe
#8,825
in continent
World
#12,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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