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Olafsson, Smari
🇮🇸FIDE 2302403· Male· Iceland· Born in 1964
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Smari Olafsson, a 62-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1894. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 20 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7, Aefingarmot fyrir EM ungmenna 2024 Round 6-7, and Aefingarmot fyrir EM ungmenna 2024 Round 1-5. Also played 7 rapid (including Skathing Nordlendinga 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Jolahradskakmot SA 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2008 and Jul 2009. His peak of 2142 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2006, Icelandic #77 at the time).
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd1960·Blz1904
All-time high
2142
−248 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 42
Oct 2006 · age 42
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,597
#49,597 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
16th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1894
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1832 → 1905
Apr 2024
2022
25th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1911
Apr 2022
2016
100 career games
at age 52
Nov 2016
2015
21st Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2013
Oct 2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1881 → 1894
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
8W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 2155 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2568 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 1877 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #8 | 2622 | +6.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #5 | 1784 | -13.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsSigurdur Eiriksson
🇮🇸ISL·1793
+22 −18 =7
47 games·last met May 2026
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vsAskell O KarasonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2135
+7 −29 =5
41 games·last met May 2026
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vsKarl Egill Steingrimsson
🇮🇸ISL·1744
+31 −2 =3
36 games·last met May 2026
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vsRunar SigurpalssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2251
+1 −23 =1
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndri Freyr Bjorgvinsson
🇮🇸ISL·2118
+7 −13 =2
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#165
out of 643 players
Europe
#36,517
in continent
World
#49,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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