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Jonasson, Benedikt

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FIDEFIDE 2300338· Male· Iceland· Born in 1957

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Benedikt Jonasson, a 69-year-old Icelandic FIDE Master, is rated 2157 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 17 months (2007–2009), 15 months (2009–2010), 14 months (2018–2020), 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5. Also played 1 rapid event (including Pressukeppni i skak: Juni 2025) recently. His peak of 2297 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2004); he also reached Icelandic #18 in Jan 2001.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 44).

Current rating

2157

Standard

Rpd2178·Blz2219

All-time high

2297

−140 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 47

Activity

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1 past 12 mo
classical only

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,768 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2023
2nd Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2164
Dec 2023
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2164 → returned at 2157
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2165 → returned at 2150
Mar 2020
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2180 → returned at 2165
Dec 2018
5th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2248
Jan 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2205 → 2250
Apr 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-7
2164 → 2157
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5
Team
Nov 20250/1#551461-7.4

Rankings

/
Iceland
#53
out of 617 players
Europe
#7,690
in continent
World
#10,768
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Iceland
1
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2,534
2
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2,502
3
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2,466
3
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2,466
5
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2,439
6
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2,420
7
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2,414
8
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2,409
9
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2,407
10
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2,399
...
53🇮🇸Jonasson, Benedikt2,157
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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7690🇮🇸Jonasson, Benedikt2,157
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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