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Adalsteinsson, Hermann
🇮🇸FIDE 2300591· Male· Iceland· Born in 1968
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Hermann Adalsteinsson, a 58-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1717. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 15 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4, and Haustmot Godans 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Atskakmot Godans 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Hradskakmot Godans 2025) recently. His peak of 1754 was reached at age 57 (Feb 2025).
Current rating
1717
Standard
Rpd1636·Blz1647
All-time high
1754
−37 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 57
Feb 2025 · age 57
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#103,816
#103,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
34th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1754
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1569 → 1754
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1754
at age 57 · −37 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 54
Nov 2022
32nd Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1541
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1731 → 1717
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
7W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArnar Ingi Njardarson1,602·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R1·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #346 | 1933 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #31 | 1848 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #5 | 1675 | -8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSigurbjorn Asmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1562
+39 −18 =7
64 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRunar Isleifsson
🇮🇸ISL·1817
+9 −42 =9
60 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSmari Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1790
+3 −42 =6
51 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKristjan Ingi Smarason
🇮🇸ISL·1751
+12 −16 =5
33 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJakob Saevar Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1887
+1 −21 =4
26 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#304
out of 643 players
Europe
#73,372
in continent
World
#103,813
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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