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Gestsson, Sverrir

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FIDEFIDE 2302080· Male· Iceland· Born in 1957

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Sverrir Gestsson, a 69-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1909. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 15 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: International tournament Mikis Theodorakis 2026 A and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Jolamot Godans 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Borgarskakmotid 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 18 months (2008–2009), 17 months (2010–2012) and 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2071 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2005, Icelandic #93 at the time).

Current rating

1909

Standard

Rpd1978·Blz1935

All-time high

2071

−162 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 48

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#45,888

#45,888 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2023
6th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1956
Dec 2023
2022
10th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1963
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1958 → returned at 1963
Nov 2019
2015
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1913 → 1964
Apr 2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Apr 2015
2013
12th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1989
Feb 2013

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ingimundur Sigurmundsson 1,957
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4 · Nov 2025 · +10.7 Elo
Evolution
-20
1929 → 1909
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
6W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
International tournament Mikis Theodorakis 2026 A
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#191831-22.4
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20252/4#151945+1.8
Worst Elo result: International tournament Mikis Theodorakis 2026 A (-22.4 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

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Iceland
#156
out of 643 players
Europe
#33,831
in continent
World
#45,887
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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