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Gislason, Gudmundur
FM🇮🇸FIDE 2300559· Male· Iceland· Born in 1964
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Gudmundur Gislason, a 62-year-old Icelandic FIDE Master, is rated 2274 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5. Also played 1 rapid (including Afmaelismot Gudmundar Gislasonar - atskak 2025) and 21 blitz events (including SV Blitz September #2) recently. He took a 26-month break between Jul 2003 and Oct 2005. His peak of 2382 was reached at age 45 (Nov 2009); he also reached Icelandic #13 in Jan 2010.
Awarded FM in 2012 (age 48). Earned a IM norm at 24 European Club Cup 2008.
Current rating
2274
Standard
Rpd2267·Blz2281
All-time high
2382
−108 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 45
Nov 2009 · age 45
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,955 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
3rd Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2256
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
2195 → 2256
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Apr 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 60
Apr 2024
2020
6th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2322
Mar 2020
2019
3rd Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2336
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5perf 2576 (+320) · 4.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
Best comeback
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5finished #3 (seeded #38 of 60)
Evolution
+55
2219 → 2274
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
12/ 1963.2%
9W6D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDagur ArngrimssonIM2,370·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R1·+13.2
3.[W]vsBjorn Holm BirkissonCM2,200·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R5·+8.4
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJon L ArnasonGM2,404·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R9·-5.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #29 | 2359 | +23.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #21 | 2226 | -5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 2576 | +36.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGudmundur KjartanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2395
+8 −9 =3
20 games·last met May 2021
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2388
+12 −5 =2
19 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsKarma Halldorsson
🇮🇸ISL·1719
+12 −3 =2
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsHalldor Palmi Bjarkason
🇮🇸ISL·1876
+16 −0 =1
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsNirvaan Halldorsson
🇮🇸ISL·1664
+16 −0 =0
16 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Iceland
#26
out of 643 players
Europe
#3,342
in continent
World
#4,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 26 | 2,274 | |
Europe
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| 3342 | 2,274 | |
World
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| 4955 | 2,274 | |