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Sigurmundsson, Ulfhedinn
🇮🇸FIDE 2303892· Male· Iceland· Born in 1967
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Ulfhedinn Sigurmundsson, a 59-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1872. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. His peak of 2021 was reached at age 46 (Apr 2013).
Current rating
1872
Standard
Rpd1963·Blz1914
All-time high
2021
−149 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 46
Apr 2013 · age 46
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,305
#55,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
22nd Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1872
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1784 → 1882
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
2022
20th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1836
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1846
Jan 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7finished #2 (seeded #33 of 60)
Evolution
0
1872 → 1872
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsOlafur Evert Ulfsson1,902·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R6·+10.9
2.[W]vsOlafur Orn Olafsson1,705·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R5·+5.5
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDagur Kjartansson1,918·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·-8.2
2.[L]vsHarald Bjornsson1,939·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R2·-7.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2086 | +16.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #56 | 1929 | -17.0 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4 (-17.0 Elo, finished #56).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#180
out of 643 players
Europe
#40,606
in continent
World
#55,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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