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Olafsson, Thorvardur

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FIDEFIDE 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 2 rapid (including Pressukeppni i skak - Februar 2026 - B-flokkur) and 4 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

Rpd2066·Blz2043

All-time high

2266

−213 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 41

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,399 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2023
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sigurjon Haraldsson 1,857
Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5 · Mar 2026 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
-22
2075 → 2053
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
7W6D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLenka PtacnikovaWGM2,122·Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7·R7·-8.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7
Swiss
Apr 20261/2#81969-4.2
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20262/3#91899-10.6
Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#22123+4.2
Skamot odlinga 2026 Round 1-2
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/2#71976-3.6
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20253/3#92637-7.6

Rankings

/
Iceland
#86
out of 617 players
Europe
#14,979
in continent
World
#20,399
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
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3
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3
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2,466
5
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2,439
6
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2,420
7
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2,414
8
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2,409
9
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2,407
10
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2,399
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86🇮🇸Olafsson, Thorvardur2,053
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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14979🇮🇸Olafsson, Thorvardur2,053
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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20399🇮🇸Olafsson, Thorvardur2,053