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Petursson, Gudni

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FIDEFIDE 2301725· Male· Iceland· Born in 1983

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Gudni Petursson, a 43-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1998. He has fluctuated between 1987 and 2027 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Chess festival Ceske Budejovice 2025 - Open - A, and Icelandic Open - Icelandic Chess Championship 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Minningarmot um Gunnar og Otto - Umferdir 5-8) and 12 blitz events (including Minningarmot um Gunnar og Otto - Umferdir 1-4) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 23 months (2009–2011) and 16 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2145 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2007); he also reached Icelandic #47 in Jan 2002.

At junior level, he reached #4 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1998

Standard

Rpd1932·Blz2113

All-time high

2145

−147 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 24

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#27,829

#27,829 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
8th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2027
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Apr 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Sep 2021
2016
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2065 → returned at 2060
Nov 2016
2013
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Chess festival Ceske Budejovice 2025 - Open - A
perf 2099 (+72) · 5/9 · #28
Top opponent
vs Karol MotuzFM 2,290
Chess festival Ceske Budejovice 2025 - Open - A · Jun 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
-5
2003 → 1998
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
15/ 3050.0%
8W14D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/9#1531903-28.6
Chess festival Ceske Budejovice 2025 - Open - A
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/9#282099+22.4
Icelandic Open - Icelandic Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/9#191999+1.8
Bodsmot TR 2025 - Round 5-7
Swiss
May 20251.5/3#102041+3.4
Worst Elo result: Reykjavik Open 2026 (-28.6 Elo, finished #153).

Rankings

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Iceland
#111
out of 617 players
Europe
#20,552
in continent
World
#27,829
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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Iceland
1
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2
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2,502
3
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2,466
3
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2,466
5
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2,439
6
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2,420
7
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2,414
8
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2,409
9
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2,407
10
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2,399
...
111🇮🇸Petursson, Gudni1,998
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
20552🇮🇸Petursson, Gudni1,998
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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27829🇮🇸Petursson, Gudni1,998