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Vilmundarson, Leifur Ingi

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FIDEFIDE 2302160· Male· Iceland· Born in 1975

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Leifur Ingi Vilmundarson, a 51-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2042 — just 4 short of his peak of 2046 (May 2010, age 35) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 14 months (2008–2009) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. He reached Icelandic #90 in May 2026.

Current rating

2042

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2031

All-time high

2046

−4 pts below
May 2010 · age 35

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,735 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Peak Icelandic rank: #90
at age 51 · rated 2042
May 2026
12th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2042
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2037 → returned at 2042
Nov 2024
11th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2046
Sep 2024
2020
12th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2028
Oct 2020
2010
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2001 → 2046
May 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vidar Jonsson 1,930
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4 · Nov 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
+5
2037 → 2042
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#282136+4.8

Rankings

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Iceland
#92
out of 643 players
Europe
#15,976
in continent
World
#21,735
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Iceland
1
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2
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3
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2,467
4
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2,466
5
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2,447
6
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2,420
7
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2,419
8
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2,414
9
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2,407
10
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2,404
...
92🇮🇸Vilmundarson, Leifur Ingi2,042
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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15976🇮🇸Vilmundarson, Leifur Ingi2,042
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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21735🇮🇸Vilmundarson, Leifur Ingi2,042