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Runarsson, Gunnar
CM🇮🇸FIDE 2301768· Male· Iceland· Born in 1965
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Gunnar Runarsson, a 61-year-old Icelandic Candidate Master, is rated 2001. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006) and 17 months (2006–2008). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. Also played 3 blitz events (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently. His peak of 2165 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2003); he also reached Icelandic #62 in Apr 2002.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 59).
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd2053·Blz2042
All-time high
2165
−164 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 38
Jul 2003 · age 38
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#27,349
#27,349 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
10th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2001
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Apr 2026
2025
14th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1991
Jun 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 59
Jan 2024
2020
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1910 → 1946
May 2020
2016
18th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2028
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1991 → 2001
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSigurjon Sigurbjornsson1,923·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R1·+8.2
2.[W]vsGisli Holmar Johannesson1,928·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R5·+7.9
3.[D]vsAndrey Prudnikov2,133·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R10·+3.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndrey Prudnikov2,133·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R5·-6.0
2.[L]vsThorsteinn ThorsteinssonFM2,217·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R3·-4.2
3.[L]vsOliver JohannessonFM2,261·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R4·-3.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #10 | 2633 | +12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2133 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #28 | 2723 | +8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/3 | #58 | 1404 | -13.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+2 −7 =4
13 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2388
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsRobert LagermanFM
🇮🇸ISL·2299
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2540
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2343
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#111
out of 643 players
Europe
#20,211
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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