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Thorarinsson, Pall A.
FM🇮🇸FIDE 2300923· Male· Iceland· Born in 1976
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Pall A. Thorarinsson, a 50-year-old Icelandic FIDE Master, is rated 2172 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 6 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 1 blitz event (including Rikhardsmotid - jolahradsmot TR 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006) and 14 months (2006–2008). His peak of 2295 was reached at age 27 (Apr 2003); he also reached Icelandic #28 in Apr 2009.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 41).
Current rating
2172
Standard
Rpd2160·Blz2207
All-time high
2295
−123 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 27
Apr 2003 · age 27
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,796 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
7th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2187
Oct 2025
2018
6th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2287
Feb 2018
2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 41
May 2017
2009
Peak Icelandic rank: #28
at age 33 · rated 2253
Apr 2009
2006
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2238 → returned at 2245
Oct 2006
2005
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2226 → returned at 2238
Jul 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10perf 2259 (+87) · 2/5 · #32
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
2187 → 2172
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
3.5/ 1425.0%
1W5D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBjorn Holm BirkissonCM2,200·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R7·+10.8
2.[D]vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM2,362·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R9·+5.0
3.[D]vsBardur Orn BirkissonFM2,233·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R2·+2.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsDagur RagnarssonIM2,369·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R4·-4.6
3.[L]vsThrostur ThorhallssonGM2,396·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R6·-4.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #32 | 2259 | +12.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #42 | 2095 | -8.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/5 | #645 | 1994 | -19.6 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#46
out of 643 players
Europe
#6,947
in continent
World
#9,796
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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