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Johannesson, Ingvar Thor
FM🇮🇸FIDE 2301490· Male· Iceland· Born in 1977
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Ingvar Thor Johannesson, a 49-year-old Icelandic FIDE Master, is rated 2260 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 15 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 1 rapid (including TR Rapid 2025 December #2) and 1 blitz events (including Vignirvatnar.is X Caves of Laugarvatn X Fontana Spa) recently. His peak of 2378 was reached at age 38 (Apr 2015); he also reached Icelandic #15 in Jul 2007.
Awarded FM in 2004 (age 27). Earned a IM norm at Istak 2004.
Current rating
2260
Standard
Rpd2315·Blz2372
All-time high
2378
−118 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 38
Apr 2015 · age 38
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#5,437 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
5th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2314
Jul 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 46
Apr 2023
2021
6th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2346
Sep 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2336 → returned at 2346
Mar 2020
2015
All-time peak 2378
at age 38 · −118 from today
Apr 2015
2013
500 career games
at age 36
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
2256 → 2260
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
4W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTomas LaurusasGM2,502·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R5·+16.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSimon ThorhallssonFM2,177·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R1·-12.3
3.[L]vsHannes StefanssonGM2,416·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R2·-5.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2261 | -0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #26 | 2280 | +1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #220 | 2263 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSigurbjorn BjornssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2279
+11 −4 =8
23 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+7 −11 =4
22 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2356
+6 −9 =6
21 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+17 −2 =1
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+8 −7 =5
20 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#29
out of 617 players
Europe
#3,696
in continent
World
#5,437
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 29 | 2,260 | |
Europe
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| 3696 | 2,260 | |
World
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| 5437 | 2,260 | |