Format
TG
Thorsteinsdottir, Gudlaug
WFM🇮🇸FIDE 2300753· Female· Iceland· Born in 1961
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Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir, a 65-year-old Icelandic Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2022. She has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 15 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Her peak of 2156 was reached at age 47 (Apr 2008); she also reached Icelandic #55 in Oct 2008.
Awarded WFM in 2006 (age 45).
Current rating
2022
Standard
Rpd1946·Blz1956
All-time high
2156
−134 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 47
Apr 2008 · age 47
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,292
#24,292 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
Apr 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Nov 2023
2022
7th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2014
Apr 2022
2021
13th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2009
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 60
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1975 → returned at 1978
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
2011 → 2022
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
9W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGudmundur Freyr Hansson2,027·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R4·+10.2
2.[W]vsJulius Bjornsson2,010·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·+9.7
3.[W]vsVigfus Vigfusson1,967·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·+8.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #18 | 2032 | +2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #5 | 2736 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #39 | 2827 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #23 | 1892 | -26.2 |
Worst Elo result: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 - Women (-26.2 Elo, finished #23).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohanna Bjorg JohannsdottirWCM
🇮🇸ISL·1970
+7 −3 =3
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLenka PtacnikovaWGM
🇮🇸ISL·2106
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsSigurl. Regina Fridthjofsdottir
🇮🇸ISL·1694
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTinna Kristin Finnbogadottir
🇮🇸ISL·1810
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2023
View head-to-head →
vsJohann Ingvason
🇮🇸ISL·2150
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2022
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Iceland
#101
out of 643 players
Europe
#17,905
in continent
World
#24,292
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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