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Sigurdsson, Saeberg
🇮🇸FIDE 2301849· Male· Iceland· Born in 1971
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Saeberg Sigurdsson, a 55-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 26 months (2006–2009) and 12 months (2017–2018). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Pressukeppni i skak: July 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Jola og nyarsmot TG 2025) recently. His peak of 2169 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2015); he also reached Icelandic #63 in Jan 2010.
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd2102·Blz2112
All-time high
2169
−96 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 44
Mar 2015 · age 44
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
100 career games
at age 54
Apr 2025
2022
11th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2134
Mar 2022
2021
11th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2134
Dec 2021
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2140
Mar 2017
2016
10th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2157
Oct 2016
2015
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
2132 → 2169
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2061 → 2073
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSnorri BergssonFM2,237·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R5·+14.4
2.[W]vsMarkus Orri Johannsson1,990·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R1·+8.0
3.[W]vsSveinbjorn Jonsson1,828·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R3·+4.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsVigfus Vigfusson1,967·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R2·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #13 | 2203 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #24 | 2048 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThorsteinn ThorsteinssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2204
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsMagnus Orn UlfarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2351
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsOgmundur Kristinsson
🇮🇸ISL·2000
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsSigurdur SigfussonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2305
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsJohann Ingvason
🇮🇸ISL·2150
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#83
out of 643 players
Europe
#13,229
in continent
World
#18,085
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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