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Eiriksson, Vikingur Fjalar

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FIDEFIDE 2301741· Male· Iceland· Born in 1988

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Vikingur Fjalar Eiriksson, a 38-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1860. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 59 months (2002–2007), 17 months (2007–2009), 23 months (2009–2011), 65 months (2012–2017), 39 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 43 months (2022–2025). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. His peak of 2270 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2002, Icelandic #21 at the time).

Previously known as Gudmundur Palmason (until Jan 2007). At junior level, he reached World #39 in U14 and #5 and #1 nationally in U20 and U16.

Current rating

1860

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2270

−410 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 14

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#58,598

#58,598 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2022
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1757 → returned at 1873
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1775 → returned at 1757
Dec 2018
2012
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1820 → returned at 1793
May 2012
2009
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1822 → returned at 1828
Nov 2009
2007
5th Icelandic U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1859
Oct 2007
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1859 → returned at 1882
Jul 2007

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hallgrimur Gunnarsson 1,727
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 · Nov 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Best comeback
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4
finished #1 (seeded #15 of 100)
Evolution
+6
1854 → 1860
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
5/ 683.3%
5W0D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1032600-13.0
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20254/4#12439+19.2

Rankings

/
Iceland
#189
out of 643 players
Europe
#42,948
in continent
World
#58,597
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
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2,540
2
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2,502
3
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2,467
4
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2,466
5
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2,447
6
🇮🇸Gretarsson, Helgi AssFollow Helgi Ass GretarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,420
7
🇮🇸Stefansson, HannesFollow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,419
8
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
9
🇮🇸Thorsteins, KarlFollow Karl ThorsteinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
10
🇮🇸Arnason, Jon LFollow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,404
...
189🇮🇸Eiriksson, Vikingur Fjalar1,860
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
42948🇮🇸Eiriksson, Vikingur Fjalar1,860
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
58597🇮🇸Eiriksson, Vikingur Fjalar1,860