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Gardarsson, Magnus
🇮🇸FIDE 2302020· Male· Iceland· Born in 1975
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Magnus Gardarsson, a 51-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1703. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). 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 1753 was reached at age 49 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1703
Standard
Rpd1708·Blz1753
All-time high
1753
−50 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 49
Nov 2024 · age 49
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,623
#108,623 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
33rd Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1721
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1576 → 1753
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1753
at age 49 · −50 from today
Nov 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1753 → returned at 1721
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
2022
36th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1596
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1753 → 1703
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsIngi Haflidi Gudjonsson1,551·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R1·+10.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLarus H Bjarnason1,712·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R4·-20.5
2.[L]vsPall Magnusson1,768·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R3·-17.3
3.[L]vsArnar Smari Signyjarson1,764·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·-16.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #148 | 2564 | -17.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #76 | 1557 | -32.0 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 (-32.0 Elo, finished #76).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#310
out of 617 players
Europe
#76,313
in continent
World
#108,621
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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Europe
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World
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