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Sigurdsson, Jakob Saevar
🇮🇸FIDE 2303850· Male· Iceland· Born in 1984
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Jakob Saevar Sigurdsson, a 42-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1887 — just 19 short of his peak of 1906 (Nov 2025, age 41). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 7 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4, and Haustmot Godans 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Atskakmot Godans 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Paskahradskakmot SA) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2010), 59 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
1887
Standard
Rpd1924·Blz1958
All-time high
1906
−19 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 41
Nov 2025 · age 41
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#51,326
#51,326 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
9th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1906
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1906
at age 41 · −19 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1776 → 1886
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1776 → returned at 1858
Apr 2022
8th Icelandic 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1801
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
1888 → 1887
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
6W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsUnnar Ingvarsson1,817·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R7·-12.0
2.[L]vsHaraldur Baldursson1,854·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R3·-11.2
3.[L]vsOlafur Thorsson2,171·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R4·-3.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 1843 | -8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #33 | 1826 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2096 | +18.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSmari Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1790
+6 −6 =15
27 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRunar Isleifsson
🇮🇸ISL·1817
+7 −7 =12
26 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHermann Adalsteinsson
🇮🇸ISL·1717
+21 −1 =4
26 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSigurbjorn Asmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1562
+16 −0 =0
16 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKristjan Ingi Smarason
🇮🇸ISL·1751
+8 −2 =4
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#171
out of 643 players
Europe
#37,772
in continent
World
#51,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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