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Steingrimsson, Karl Egill
🇮🇸FIDE 2304791· Male· Iceland· Born in 1942
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Karl Egill Steingrimsson, a 84-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1744. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7, Aefingarmot fyrir EM ungmenna 2024 Round 6-7, and Aefingarmot fyrir EM ungmenna 2024 Round 1-5. Also played 5 rapid (including Haustmot SA 2025 undanrasir) and 8 blitz events (including Hausthradskakmot SA 2025) recently. His peak of 1795 was reached at age 82 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd1717·Blz1707
All-time high
1795
−51 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 82
Nov 2024 · age 82
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#94,634
#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1647 → 1790
Feb 2025
2024
8th Icelandic 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1795
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1795
at age 82 · −51 from today
Nov 2024
2022
11th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 1654
Apr 2022
2018
100 career games
at age 76
Apr 2018
2014
9th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1734
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1762 → 1744
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
3W3D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsUnnar Ingvarsson1,817·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R2·+11.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGulyas Adam Ferenc1,716·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R5·-10.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2516 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #15 | 1545 | -10.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #10 | 1743 | -1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #107 | 1751 | -5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 2617 | +11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSigurdur Eiriksson
🇮🇸ISL·1793
+7 −38 =3
48 games·last met May 2026
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vsAskell O KarasonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2135
+1 −36 =1
38 games·last met May 2026
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vsSmari Olafsson
🇮🇸ISL·1894
+2 −31 =3
36 games·last met May 2026
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vsRunar SigurpalssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2251
+0 −22 =0
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndri Freyr Bjorgvinsson
🇮🇸ISL·2118
+0 −17 =1
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#280
out of 643 players
Europe
#67,486
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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