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Gylfason, Hlynur
🇮🇸FIDE 2302535· Male· Iceland· Born in 1973
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Hlynur Gylfason, a 53-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1836. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Nov 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. His peak of 1921 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1921
−85 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 51
Apr 2024 · age 51
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1897 → returned at 1836
Nov 2024
22nd Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1921
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1921
at age 51 · −85 from today
Apr 2024
First FIDE rating
1921 · at age 51
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-61
1897 → 1836
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHelgi Hauksson1,858·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·-18.7
2.[L]vsKristjan Halldorsson1,886·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R4·-17.1
3.[L]vsPall Sigurdsson1,936·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R2·-14.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/3 | #65 | 1093 | -60.8 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4 (-60.8 Elo, finished #65).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#209
out of 643 players
Europe
#47,755
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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