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Thorkelsson, Sigurjon
🇮🇸FIDE 2301695· Male· Iceland· Born in 1967
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Sigurjon Thorkelsson, a 59-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1963. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 16 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Skakthing Vestmannaeyja 2026 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Jolaskakmot TV) and 1 blitz events (including Hradskakmot Vestmanneyja) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 19 months (2011–2012), 13 months (2012–2014) and 32 months (2014–2016). His peak of 2045 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2008); he also reached Icelandic #87 in Jul 2008.
Current rating
1963
Standard
Rpd1979·Blz2011
All-time high
2045
−82 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 41
Jan 2008 · age 41
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,035
#34,035 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
100 career games
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
18th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1966
Oct 2023
2022
17th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1964
Apr 2022
2017
16th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2027
Oct 2017
2014
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2019
Jan 2014
2012
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2035 → returned at 2038
Nov 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1961 → 1963
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
10/ 1376.9%
8W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/8 | #2 | 2475 | +8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #71 | 2628 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArnar Sigurmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1754
+8 −0 =8
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsThorarinn I Olafsson
🇮🇸ISL·1643
+10 −0 =4
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStefan Gislason
🇮🇸ISL·1811
+11 −1 =2
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHallgrimur Steinsson
🇮🇸ISL·1778
+10 −1 =3
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSaethor Ingi Saemundarson
🇮🇸ISL·1824
+9 −3 =0
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#128
out of 643 players
Europe
#25,173
in continent
World
#34,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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