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Olafsson, Thorarinn I
🇮🇸FIDE 2303949· Male· Iceland· Born in 1942
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Thorarinn I Olafsson, a 84-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1643. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2011–2012), 34 months (2012–2015) and 36 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Skakthing Vestmannaeyja 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Hradskakmot Vestmanneyja) recently. His peak of 1731 was reached at age 82 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd1723·Blz1589
All-time high
1731
−88 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 82
Mar 2024 · age 82
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#130,811
#130,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1578 → 1731
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 82
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1731
at age 82 · −88 from today
Mar 2024
2023
10th Icelandic 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1578
Dec 2023
2022
16th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 1612
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1657 → returned at 1612
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1665 → 1643
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
3W1D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/8 | #7 | 1667 | -21.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSigurjon Thorkelsson
🇮🇸ISL·1963
+0 −10 =4
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGisli Eiriksson
🇮🇸ISL·1425
+10 −1 =0
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArnar Sigurmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1754
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHallgrimur Steinsson
🇮🇸ISL·1778
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSaethor Ingi Saemundarson
🇮🇸ISL·1824
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#350
out of 643 players
Europe
#89,457
in continent
World
#130,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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