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Halldorsson, Gudmundur
CM🇮🇸FIDE 2300494· Male· Iceland· Born in 1959
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Gudmundur Halldorsson, a 67-year-old Icelandic Candidate Master, is rated 2095 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2050–2100 range. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 8-9, Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 17 months (2010–2011), 30 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2282 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2003, Icelandic #30 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 66).
Current rating
2095
Standard
Rpd2195·Blz2227
All-time high
2282
−187 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 44
Jul 2003 · age 44
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,887 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 67
Feb 2026
2025
4th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2095
Dec 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 66
May 2025
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2092 → returned at 2095
Nov 2023
2022
3rd Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2142
Mar 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2137 → returned at 2142
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2092 → 2095
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
11/ 1957.9%
7W8D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMikael Johann Karlsson2,140·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R4·+11.3
3.[W]vsEduardo Eugenio Chaves MouraCM2,051·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50·R4·+8.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBaldur Kristinsson2,147·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R1·-8.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #57 | 2068 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #26 | 2041 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2155 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | 2144 | +3.0 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#77
out of 643 players
Europe
#11,539
in continent
World
#15,887
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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