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Gunnarsson, Helgi Petur
🇮🇸FIDE 2302519· Male· Iceland· Born in 1976
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Helgi Petur Gunnarsson, a 50-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1778. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 11 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4, and S: Zadar Chess Festival - B turnir. Also played 2 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently. His peak of 1833 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd1804·Blz1756
All-time high
1833
−55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 48
Mar 2024 · age 48
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#83,275
#83,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1711 → 1833
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1833
at age 48 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 46
Nov 2022
26th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1744
Apr 2022
2020
19th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1733
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1804 → 1778
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
4W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #52 | 1676 | -5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #47 | 1710 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #42 | 1846 | -12.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIdunn HelgadottirWCM
🇮🇸ISL·1842
+11 −1 =2
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsArnar Ingi Njardarson
🇮🇸ISL·1601
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsEirikur K. Bjornsson
🇮🇸ISL·1941
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsStefan Bergsson
🇮🇸ISL·2138
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsGunnar Erik Gudmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·2009
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#255
out of 643 players
Europe
#59,971
in continent
World
#83,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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