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Magnusson, Thorlakur
🇮🇸FIDE 2304970· Male· Iceland· Born in 1956
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Thorlakur Magnusson, a 70-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1849 — just 20 short of his peak of 1869 (Nov 2024, age 68). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. Also played 4 blitz events (including Hradskakmot Gardabaejar 2025) recently.
Current rating
1849
Standard
Rpd1871·Blz1708
All-time high
1869
−20 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 68
Nov 2024 · age 68
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#61,681
#61,681 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1775 → 1869
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1869
at age 68 · −20 from today
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2022
11th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1793
Apr 2022
2020
10th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1813
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1813 → returned at 1804
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1869 → 1849
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsMagnus Gislason1,992·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·+13.9
2.[W]vsLarus Svavarsson1,583·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R1·+3.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHanna Klimovich1,697·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R2·-14.3
2.[L]vsOlafur Orn Olafsson1,705·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R6·-13.9
3.[L]vsSigurdur SigfussonFM2,282·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R3·-1.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2792 | +13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #49 | 1516 | -16.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #28 | 1765 | -17.4 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 (-17.4 Elo, finished #28).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#197
out of 617 players
Europe
#45,099
in continent
World
#61,681
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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