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Ornolfsson, Magnus P.
CM🇮🇸FIDE 2301016· Male· Iceland· Born in 1971
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Magnus P. Ornolfsson, a 55-year-old Icelandic Candidate Master, is rated 2172 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 4 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, and Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7. Also played 5 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 8 blitz events (including Fridriksmot Landsbankans - Islandsmotid i skak 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003) and 14 months (2005–2006). His peak of 2251 was reached at age 46 (Nov 2017); he also reached Icelandic #41 in Apr 2006.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 54).
Current rating
2172
Standard
Rpd2210·Blz2190
All-time high
2251
−79 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 46
Nov 2017 · age 46
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,781 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2025
5th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2187
Sep 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 54
May 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Jun 2021
2018
7th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2251
Feb 2018
2017
All-time peak 2251
at age 46 · −79 from today
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2209 → 2248
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
2187 → 2172
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
17/ 3745.9%
14W12D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #125 | 2205 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2203 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #8 | 1984 | -23.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | 2237 | +7.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #399 | 2124 | -10.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+3 −15 =8
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2391
+4 −12 =5
21 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+11 −2 =4
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohann Ingvason
🇮🇸ISL·2150
+7 −5 =5
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSigurbjorn BjornssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2279
+3 −9 =2
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#45
out of 617 players
Europe
#6,937
in continent
World
#9,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 8 | 🇮🇸Follow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,409 |
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| 10 | 🇮🇸Follow Gudmundur KjartanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,399 |
| ... | ||
| 45 | 2,172 | |
Europe
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| 6937 | 2,172 | |
World
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| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
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| ... | ||
| 9781 | 2,172 | |