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Sigurdarson, Emil
🇮🇸FIDE 2304163· Male· Iceland· Born in 1996
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Emil Sigurdarson, a 30-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1821. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bodmot TR 2026 - b-ridill, Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 8-9, and Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7. Also played 5 rapid (including Icelandic Rapid Championship - Reykjavik Rapid Championship 2025) and 12 blitz events (including Fridriksmot Landsbankans - Islandsmotid i skak 2025) recently. He took a 27-month break between Dec 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1974 was reached at age 20 (Apr 2016).
At junior level, he reached #2, #3, #2 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd1850·Blz1808
All-time high
1974
−153 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 20
Apr 2016 · age 20
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,867
#69,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1880
Dec 2019
2018
23rd Icelandic 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 1972
Oct 2018
2016
All-time peak 1974
at age 20 · −153 from today
Apr 2016
2015
2nd Icelandic U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1968
Oct 2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1837 → 1821
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
7W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1.5/5 | #5 | 1803 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 1918 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #21 | 1866 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #6 | 1764 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2388
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsArnar Ingi Njardarson
🇮🇸ISL·1601
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDavid Kolka
🇮🇸ISL·2043
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsPetur Ulfar Ernisson
🇮🇸ISL·1815
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#215
out of 643 players
Europe
#50,823
in continent
World
#69,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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