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Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn
GM🇮🇸INACTIVE · since September 2024FIDE 2302241· Male· Iceland· Born in 1993
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Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson, a 33-year-old Icelandic Grandmaster, is rated 2494 and ranked 3rd among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 56 rated games per year. His peak of 2603 was reached at age 28 (Jun 2021, World #221 at the time); he spent 61 months as Icelandic #1, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2014 (age 21), IM in 2012 (age 19), and FM in 2011 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #21 in U20, World #27 in U18, World #42 in U16, World #36 in U14 and #1 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2494
Standard
Rpd2516·Blz2473
All-time high
2603
−109 pts below
Jun 2021 · age 28
Jun 2021 · age 28
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Icelandic players · of 441
61 months in #1 nationally (2016–2024)
61 months in #1 nationally (2016–2024)
Career timeline
22 entries2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2494 → still inactive
Sep 2024
61 months in National #1
longest streak 51 months · since Jun 2016
May 2024
2021
Peak World rank: #221
at age 28 · rated 2603
Jul 2021
Crossed 2600
at age 28
Jun 2021
All-time peak 2603
at age 28 · −109 from today
Jun 2021
1,000 career games
at age 28
Jun 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2494 → 2494
Most-Played Opponents
vsGudmundur KjartanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2399
+21 −13 =14
48 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+26 −10 =9
45 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+21 −6 =8
35 games·last met May 2024
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vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2356
+21 −8 =4
33 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2391
+22 −5 =2
29 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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Iceland
#2
out of 617 players
Europe
#436
in continent
World
#631
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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Europe
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World
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