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Ingvason, Johann
🇮🇸FIDE 2301431· Male· Iceland· Born in 1968
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Johann Ingvason, a 58-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2150 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2114 and 2150 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 8-9, and Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7. Also played 4 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 19 blitz events (including Fridriksmot Landsbankans - Islandsmotid i skak 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jul 2005 and Jan 2007. His peak of 2207 was reached at age 51 (Mar 2019); he also reached Icelandic #52 in Jan 2022.
Current rating
2150
Standard
Rpd2099·Blz2119
All-time high
2207
−57 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 51
Mar 2019 · age 51
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,243 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
10th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2150
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Apr 2024
500 career games
at age 56
Feb 2024
2022
Peak Icelandic rank: #52
at age 54 · rated 2183
Jan 2022
2019
7th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2207
Mar 2019
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
2126 → 2207
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
2132 → 2150
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
5W6D2L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsMagnus Orn UlfarssonFM2,357·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R9·+5.3
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsGauti Pall Jonsson2,121·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R4·-10.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2235 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2825 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 2127 | +7.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+17 −18 =4
39 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2540
+7 −29 =1
37 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+22 −5 =1
28 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsArnar Milutin Heidarsson
🇮🇸ISL·2104
+6 −19 =0
25 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2388
+7 −15 =2
24 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Iceland
#57
out of 643 players
Europe
#8,054
in continent
World
#11,243
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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