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Palsson, Halldor
🇮🇸FIDE 2301202· Male· Iceland· Born in 1959
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Halldor Palsson, a 67-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1991. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Jan 2007 and Apr 2008. Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including TR Rapid 2026 February #4) and 2 blitz events (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently. His peak of 2139 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001, Icelandic #48 at the time).
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd1871·Blz1820
All-time high
2139
−148 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42
Jan 2001 · age 42
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#28,940
#28,940 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Dec 2025
3rd Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2011
Mar 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
Nov 2023
2022
8th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2002
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 63
Apr 2022
2017
9th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2056
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1986 → 1991
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGudmundur Freyr Hansson2,027·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R3·+10.5
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2730 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #59 | 1064 | -24.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #40 | 2630 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #20 | 2721 | +16.6 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7 (-24.2 Elo, finished #59).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+3 −12 =1
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBjorgvin Kristbergsson
🇮🇸ISL
+13 −1 =0
14 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+2 −10 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHordur Jonasson
🇮🇸ISL·1623
+11 −0 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsHjalmar Sigurvaldason
🇮🇸ISL·1660
+10 −0 =1
11 games·last met May 2020
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#117
out of 643 players
Europe
#21,393
in continent
World
#28,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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