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Magnusson, Magnus
🇮🇸FIDE 2302128· Male· Iceland· Born in 1958
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Magnus Magnusson, a 68-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1932. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 28 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7. His peak of 2084 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2008); he also reached Icelandic #78 in Jul 2008.
Current rating
1932
Standard
Rpd1973·Blz1873
All-time high
2084
−152 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 50
Jan 2008 · age 50
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,527
#40,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
7th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1941
Nov 2024
2022
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1898 → returned at 1941
Jun 2022
2020
4th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2014
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 1967
Nov 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1978 → 2023
Apr 2018
2017
11th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2023
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
1944 → 1932
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsOrn Stefansson1,867·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R6·-11.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #135 | 1067 | -12.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHjalmar Sigurvaldason
🇮🇸ISL·1660
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2023
View head-to-head →
vsHordur Jonasson
🇮🇸ISL·1623
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →
vsPetur Johannesson
🇮🇸ISL
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2023
View head-to-head →
vsVigfus Vigfusson
🇮🇸ISL·1953
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2017
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Iceland
#145
out of 643 players
Europe
#29,922
in continent
World
#40,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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