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Valtysson, Thor
🇮🇸FIDE 2301903· Male· Iceland· Born in 1943
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Thor Valtysson, a 83-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1929. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) recently. His peak of 2232 was reached at age 61 (Apr 2004, Icelandic #45 at the time).
Current rating
1929
Standard
Rpd1894·Blz1904
All-time high
2232
−303 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 61
Apr 2004 · age 61
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,206
#41,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
3rd Icelandic 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1945
Nov 2025
2022
4th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1941
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1900 → returned at 1907
Jul 2020
2014
6th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2000
Dec 2014
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Apr 2014
2013
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1973 → 2046
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1945 → 1929
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsRobert LagermanFM2,304·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R6·+7.9
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 2304 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #34 | 1741 | -16.6 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4 (-16.6 Elo, finished #34).
Most-Played Opponents
vsBjorgvin Viglundsson
🇮🇸ISL·2137
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsBragi Halldorsson
🇮🇸ISL·2061
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsOskar Long Einarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1806
+7 −2 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsRobert LagermanFM
🇮🇸ISL·2299
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#146
out of 643 players
Europe
#30,425
in continent
World
#41,205
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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