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Gretarsson, Helgi Ass
GM🇮🇸FIDE 2300699· Male· Iceland· Born in 1977
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Helgi Ass Gretarsson, a 49-year-old Icelandic Grandmaster, is rated 2420 and ranked 6th among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008) and 48 months (2008–2012). 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 13 blitz events (including Vignir Vatnar open 2026) recently. His peak of 2548 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2001, World #231 at the time); he spent 25 months in Icelandic top 5.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 24).
Current rating
2420
Standard
Rpd2373·Blz2399
All-time high
2548
−128 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 24
Jan 2001 · age 24
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Icelandic players · of 441
25 months in National top 5 (2001–2024)
25 months in National top 5 (2001–2024)
Career timeline
16 entries2024
500 career games
at age 47
Oct 2024
25 months in national top 5
longest streak 13 months · since Jan 2001
Jul 2024
2023
36th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2477
Dec 2023
2022
81st 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2472
Jul 2022
2021
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
2415 → 2462
Oct 2021
2008
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 2462 → returned at 2464
Apr 2008
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2418 → 2420
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsHenrik DanielsenGM2,470·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R7·+5.7
2.[W]vsSimon ThorhallssonFM2,177·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R6·+2.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJohann HjartarsonGM2,473·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R4·-4.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #17 | 2500 | +6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #57 | 1673 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+18 −36 =10
64 games·last met May 2026
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vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2356
+22 −11 =3
36 games·last met May 2026
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vsHannes StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2409
+11 −17 =7
35 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2391
+20 −5 =7
32 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsArnar GunnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2409
+16 −9 =5
30 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#6
out of 617 players
Europe
#840
in continent
World
#1,358
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 3 | 🇮🇸Follow Henrik DanielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,466 |
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| 6 | 2,420 | |
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Europe
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