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Sigurjonsson, Magnus
🇮🇸FIDE 2303868· Male· Iceland· Born in 1954
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Magnus Sigurjonsson, a 72-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1863. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 66-month break between Apr 2018 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. Also played 2 blitz events (including Afmaelismot Gudmundar Gislasonar - hradskak 2025) recently. His peak of 1939 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1863
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1927
All-time high
1939
−76 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#57,756
#57,756 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
5th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1892
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1895 → 1939
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1939
at age 70 · −76 from today
Mar 2024
2023
9th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1898
Dec 2023
2018
15th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1895
Dec 2018
Crossed 1800
at age 64
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1881 → 1863
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsBirkir Hallmundarson1,869·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·+18.7
2.[W]vsAndri Steinn Hilmarsson1,794·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·+14.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBjorn Gretar Stefansson1,784·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·-24.5
2.[L]vsOddur Ingimarsson1,888·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R2·-20.2
3.[L]vsSigurdur SigfussonFM2,282·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R7·-3.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #98 | 1842 | -29.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 1929 | +10.8 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 (-29.2 Elo, finished #98).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#184
out of 617 players
Europe
#42,283
in continent
World
#57,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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