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Olafsson, Thorvardur
🇮🇸FIDE 2301148· Male· Iceland· Born in 1972
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Thorvardur Olafsson, a 54-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2053 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7, and Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5. Also played 3 rapid (including TR Rapid 2026 Mai #2) and 3 blitz events (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently. His peak of 2266 was reached at age 41 (Jun 2013, Icelandic #37 at the time).
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd2099·Blz2043
All-time high
2266
−213 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 41
Jun 2013 · age 41
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,420 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2023
6th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2169
Sep 2023
2019
10th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2206
Mar 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Mar 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Apr 2016
2015
500 career games
at age 43
Jun 2015
2013
Peak Icelandic rank: #37
at age 41 · rated 2266
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2075 → 2053
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
7W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #8 | 1969 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 1899 | -10.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2123 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 1976 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #9 | 2637 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2388
+6 −11 =4
21 games·last met May 2025
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+8 −8 =4
20 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSigurbjorn BjornssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2279
+3 −13 =2
18 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsLenka PtacnikovaWGM
🇮🇸ISL·2106
+2 −5 =10
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2343
+1 −13 =2
16 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#88
out of 643 players
Europe
#14,986
in continent
World
#20,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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