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Ulfarsson, Magnus Orn
FM🇮🇸FIDE 2300818· Male· Iceland· Born in 1976
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Magnus Orn Ulfarsson, a 50-year-old Icelandic FIDE Master, is rated 2351 and ranked 18th among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005), 32 months (2005–2008), 23 months (2021–2023) and 12 months (2024–2025). 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 event (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) recently. His peak of 2403 was reached at age 32 (Apr 2008); he also reached Icelandic #10 in Oct 2008.
Awarded FM in 2002 (age 26).
Current rating
2351
Standard
Rpd2313·Blz2313
All-time high
2403
−52 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 32
Apr 2008 · age 32
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Icelandic players · of 441
Career timeline
16 entries2025
3rd Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2357
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2357 → returned at 2354
Nov 2024
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2352 → returned at 2354
Nov 2021
2020
4th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2357
Oct 2020
2009
100 career games
at age 33
Jul 2009
2008
Peak Icelandic rank: #10
at age 32 · rated 2395
Oct 2008
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2357 → 2351
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsNico ChasinGM2,512·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R2·-2.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2132 | -2.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #59 | 1712 | -2.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHalldor Gretar EinarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2173
+20 −8 =2
30 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsThorsteinn ThorsteinssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2220
+12 −5 =5
22 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsBjorn-Ivar KarlssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2329
+7 −9 =4
20 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsStefan Bergsson
🇮🇸ISL·2138
+13 −5 =1
19 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsLenka PtacnikovaWGM
🇮🇸ISL·2126
+13 −1 =3
17 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#18
out of 617 players
Europe
#1,719
in continent
World
#2,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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