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Baldursson, Haraldur
🇮🇸FIDE 2301423· Male· Iceland· Born in 1964
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Haraldur Baldursson, a 62-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1862. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 8 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈21/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. He took a 15-month break between Jan 2009 and May 2010. His peak of 2081 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2002); he also reached Icelandic #59 in Jan 2002.
Current rating
1862
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz1908
All-time high
2081
−219 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 38
Jul 2002 · age 38
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,058
#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
500 career games
at age 62
Apr 2026
21st Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1870
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1798 → 1916
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Oct 2023
2020
18th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1891
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1847 → 1862
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
10/ 2638.5%
10W7D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJakob Saevar Sigurdsson1,906·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R3·+11.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1841 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #24 | 1819 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #10 | 1864 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2537 | +13.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #17 | 1896 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1888 | +7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsLenka PtacnikovaWGM
🇮🇸ISL·2106
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsThorvardur Olafsson
🇮🇸ISL·2053
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsLarus H Bjarnason
🇮🇸ISL·1697
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHaraldur Haraldsson
🇮🇸ISL·1969
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#188
out of 643 players
Europe
#42,543
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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