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Valgardsson, Gudjon Heidar

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FIDEFIDE 2301334· Male· Iceland· Born in 1985

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Gudjon Heidar Valgardsson, a 41-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2019. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 35 months (2004–2007), 51 months (2007–2011), 16 months (2011–2013), 17 months (2014–2015) and 67 months (2015–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. Also played 2 rapid (including Pressukeppni i skak: July 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Le Kock motarodin - November 2025) recently. His peak of 2114 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2001, Icelandic #53 at the time).

At junior level, he reached #3, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2019

Standard

Rpd1993·Blz2014

All-time high

2114

−95 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 16

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#24,693

#24,693 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
7th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2019
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1979 → 2014
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Nov 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 37
Apr 2022
2015
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 2028 → returned at 2025
Oct 2015
2014
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2041 → returned at 2028
Apr 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tomas BjornssonFM 2,164
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4 · Nov 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
+16
2003 → 2019
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
4W3D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20262.5/3#22097+1.4
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20253/4#12145+14.6

Rankings

/
Iceland
#102
out of 643 players
Europe
#18,205
in continent
World
#24,693
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
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2,540
2
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2,502
3
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2,467
4
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2,466
5
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2,447
6
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2,420
7
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2,419
8
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
9
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2,407
10
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2,404
...
102🇮🇸Valgardsson, Gudjon Heidar2,019
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
18205🇮🇸Valgardsson, Gudjon Heidar2,019
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
24693🇮🇸Valgardsson, Gudjon Heidar2,019