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Halldorsson, Halldor
CM🇮🇸FIDE 2301369· Male· Iceland· Born in 1984
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Halldor Halldorsson, a 42-year-old Icelandic Candidate Master, is rated 2078 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2078 and 2130 over the past 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 2 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Le Kock motarodin - November 2025) recently. His peak of 2276 was reached at age 33 (Nov 2017); he also reached Icelandic #35 in Mar 2018.
Awarded CM in 2017 (age 33). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd2160·Blz2164
All-time high
2276
−198 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 33
Nov 2017 · age 33
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,535 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Nov 2025
7th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2130
Mar 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2246 → returned at 2227
Nov 2019
2018
Peak Icelandic rank: #35
at age 34 · rated 2276
Mar 2018
2017
All-time peak 2276
at age 33 · −198 from today
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
2090 → 2078
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
10W2D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #388 | 1940 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #19 | 1962 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #16 | 1883 | +13.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #531 | 2148 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #105 | 2145 | +9.0 |
Worst Elo result: X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A (-26.8 Elo, finished #388).
Most-Played Opponents
vsStefan Bergsson
🇮🇸ISL·2138
+8 −2 =4
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2388
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2540
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsHalldor Gretar EinarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2137
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Iceland
#79
out of 643 players
Europe
#12,784
in continent
World
#17,535
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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