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Kjartansson, David

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FIDEFIDE 2301130· Male· Iceland· Born in 1982

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David Kjartansson, a 44-year-old Icelandic International Master, is rated 2251 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2250–2300 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). 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 Skathing Nordlendinga 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Hradskakmot Nordlendinga 2025) recently. His peak of 2409 was reached at age 35 (Nov 2017); he also reached Icelandic #15 in Apr 2019.

Awarded IM in 2019 (age 37) and FM in 2003 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2251

Standard

Rpd2374·Blz2320

All-time high

2409

−158 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 35

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#5,792 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2023
6th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2300
Feb 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 41
Feb 2023
2019
IM title awardedIM
at age 37 · 2nd quarter PB 2019
Jul 2019
Peak Icelandic rank: #15
at age 37 · rated 2401
Apr 2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 37
Apr 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 36
Dec 2018

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bjorn AhlanderIM 2,389
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10 · Mar 2026 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
-11
2262 → 2251
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
1W5D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10
Team
Mar 20262.5/5#272283+2.0
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5
Team
Nov 20251/5#412050-13.1

Most-Played Opponents

vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+11 −11 =4
26 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+17 −3 =4
24 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2391
+7 −4 =5
16 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsHjorvar Steinn GretarssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2494
+4 −10 =2
16 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsGudmundur KjartanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2399
+4 −8 =4
16 games·last met Dec 2021
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Rankings

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Iceland
#30
out of 617 players
Europe
#3,953
in continent
World
#5,792
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
🇮🇸Stefansson, Vignir VatnarFollow Vignir Vatnar StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,534
2
🇮🇸Steingrimsson, HedinnFollow Hedinn SteingrimssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
3
🇮🇸Hjartarson, JohannFollow Johann HjartarsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,466
3
🇮🇸Danielsen, HenrikFollow Henrik DanielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,466
5
🇮🇸Olafsson, HelgiFollow Helgi OlafssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,439
6
🇮🇸Gretarsson, Helgi AssFollow Helgi Ass GretarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,420
7
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
8
🇮🇸Stefansson, HannesFollow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,409
9
🇮🇸Arnason, Jon LFollow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
10
🇮🇸Kjartansson, GudmundurFollow Gudmundur KjartanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,399
...
30🇮🇸Kjartansson, David2,251
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
3953🇮🇸Kjartansson, David2,251
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
5792🇮🇸Kjartansson, David2,251