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Leosson, Torfi
🇮🇸FIDE 2300966· Male· Iceland· Born in 1978
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Torfi Leosson, a 48-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2108 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002) and 16 months (2021–2022). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 5 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently. His peak of 2178 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2004); he also reached Icelandic #42 in Jan 2002.
Current rating
2108
Standard
Rpd1989·Blz2090
All-time high
2178
−70 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 26
Jan 2004 · age 26
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,664 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Apr 2025
2024
9th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2145
Mar 2024
2023
7th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2145
Dec 2023
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2139 → returned at 2145
Jun 2021
2013
100 career games
at age 35
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
2100 → 2108
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsJames MorebyFM2,318·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R6·+15.4
2.[D]vsHlidar Hreinsson2,173·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R7·+1.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsArnar Milutin Heidarsson2,072·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R3·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2437 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 1272 | -10.8 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#71
out of 617 players
Europe
#10,649
in continent
World
#14,664
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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