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Johannesson, Gisli Holmar
🇮🇸FIDE 2303728· Male· Iceland· Born in 1968
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Gisli Holmar Johannesson, a 58-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1911. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 18 months (2013–2014), 23 months (2015–2017) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. His peak of 2054 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2008); he also reached Icelandic #84 in Jul 2008.
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1979
All-time high
2054
−143 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 40
Jan 2008 · age 40
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#45,402
#45,402 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
18th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1983
Mar 2024
2020
14th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2014
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 1999
Nov 2019
2018
21st Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2029
Mar 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1999 → 2029
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
1928 → 1911
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGunnar RunarssonCM1,991·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R5·-7.7
2.[L]vsGudmundur Freyr Hansson2,027·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R2·-7.0
3.[L]vsOlafur Thorsson2,171·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R6·-3.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #45 | 1762 | -10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #62 | 2827 | -7.2 |
Rankings
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Iceland
#155
out of 643 players
Europe
#33,473
in continent
World
#45,401
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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