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Jonsson, Olafur Gisli
🇮🇸FIDE 2302705· Male· Iceland· Born in 1956
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Olafur Gisli Jonsson, a 70-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1825. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Apr 2024 and May 2025. Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. His peak of 1947 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
1825
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1884
All-time high
1947
−122 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 50
Jan 2006 · age 50
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#68,646
#68,646 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
500 career games
at age 69
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1747 → 1856
Oct 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1856 → returned at 1832
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2022
9th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1847
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1832 → 1825
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
1W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArni Bodvarsson1,958·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R2·+13.4
2.[D]vsJohann Helgi Sigurdsson1,982·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·+4.0
3.[D]vsHelgi Hauksson1,858·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R5·+0.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #46 | 1660 | -9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #30 | 1861 | +2.8 |
Rankings
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Iceland
#208
out of 617 players
Europe
#49,971
in continent
World
#68,646
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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