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Gislason, Magnus
🇮🇸FIDE 2302845· Male· Iceland· Born in 1949
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Magnus Gislason, a 77-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1945. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 102-month break between Apr 2016 and Nov 2024. Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. His peak of 2054 was reached at age 62 (Nov 2011); he also reached Icelandic #92 in Jan 2010.
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd1996·Blz—
All-time high
2054
−109 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 62
Nov 2011 · age 62
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
4th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1992
Sep 2025
2024
4th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1999
Nov 2024
2016
Inactive for 102 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1999
Apr 2016
2015
5th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2001
Nov 2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Oct 2015
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 64
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
1992 → 1945
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAnton Vignir Gudjonsson1,681·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R2·-16.8
2.[L]vsThorlakur Magnusson1,869·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·-12.2
3.[L]vsSigurdur SigfussonFM2,282·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R4·-2.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #95 | 1596 | -19.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1788 | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #37 | 1768 | -23.0 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 (-23.0 Elo, finished #37).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#140
out of 643 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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