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Fridjonsson, Julius
🇮🇸FIDE 2300842· Male· Iceland· Born in 1950
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Julius Fridjonsson, a 76-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2017. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 8-9, Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002), 14 months (2005–2006) and 25 months (2021–2024). His peak of 2237 was reached at age 57 (Jan 2007); he also reached Icelandic #37 in Jan 2002.
Current rating
2017
Standard
Rpd2023·Blz2031
All-time high
2237
−220 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 57
Jan 2007 · age 57
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,948
#24,948 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2026
5th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2050
Jan 2026
2022
1st Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2124
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2124 → returned at 2088
Dec 2021
2018
3rd Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2159
Dec 2018
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2131 → 2167
Mar 2018
2011
3rd Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2193
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
2054 → 2017
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W3D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsHordur Aron Hauksson1,965·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R4·+7.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #29 | 1768 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 1872 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #29 | 2007 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#102
out of 617 players
Europe
#18,403
in continent
World
#24,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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