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Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor
IM🇮🇸FIDE 2300931· Male· Iceland· Born in 1980
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Jon Viktor Gunnarsson, a 46-year-old Icelandic International Master, is rated 2414 and ranked 8th among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). 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 (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Le Kock motarodin - August 2025) recently. His peak of 2472 was reached at age 29 (Apr 2009, Icelandic #5 at the time); he has been in Icelandic top 10 for 129 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 21).
Current rating
2414
Standard
Rpd2414·Blz2352
All-time high
2472
−58 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 29
Apr 2009 · age 29
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Icelandic players · of 451
National top 10 since Aug 2022
National top 10 since Aug 2022
Career timeline
17 entries2026
129 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 47 months · since Jan 2002
Jun 2026
77th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2434
Mar 2026
2023
97th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2442
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2436 → returned at 2436
Mar 2020
2010
500 career games
at age 30
Jan 2010
2009
Peak Icelandic rank: #5
at age 29 · rated 2472
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
2442 → 2414
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
2W2D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsMikkel Manosri JacobsenFM2,306·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R3·+3.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsThorvaldur Logason2,010·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R6·-9.1
2.[L]vsConor O`DonnellFM2,292·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R1·-6.9
3.[L]vsOrn Leo JohannssonFM2,314·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R9·-6.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #31 | 2110 | -19.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #45 | 2253 | -7.7 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10 (-19.9 Elo, finished #31).
Most-Played Opponents
vsThrostur ThorhallssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2397
+10 −5 =11
26 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+7 −6 =10
23 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSigurbjorn BjornssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2279
+11 −2 =9
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2388
+11 −2 =7
20 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2343
+10 −5 =4
19 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
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Iceland
#8
out of 643 players
Europe
#900
in continent
World
#1,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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