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Masson, Kjartan

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FIDEFIDE 2303809· Male· Iceland· Born in 1970

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Kjartan Masson, a 56-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1812. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, and Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5. Also played 2 rapid (including TR Rapid 2026 March #1) and 3 blitz events (including Fridriksmot Landsbankans - Islandsmotid i skak 2025) recently. His peak of 1952 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2009, Icelandic #93 at the time).

Current rating

1812

Standard

Rpd1767·Blz1692

All-time high

1952

−140 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 39

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#72,587

#72,587 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
26th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1812
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1675 → 1808
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Mar 2024
2022
26th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1713
Apr 2022
2020
20th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1700
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thorvardur Olafsson 2,067
Skamot odlinga 2026 Round 1-2 · Feb 2026 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
+14
1798 → 1812
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7
Swiss
Apr 20261/1#102565+9.0
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20261.5/3#151859+3.4
Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5
Swiss
Mar 20260/2#181081-16.2
Skamot odlinga 2026 Round 1-2
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/2#32141+17.6
Worst Elo result: Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5 (-16.2 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

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Iceland
#218
out of 617 players
Europe
#52,674
in continent
World
#72,587
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,409
9
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10
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2,399
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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World
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2,840
2
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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