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Skarphedinsson, Gunnar

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FIDEFIDE 2305020· Male· Iceland· Born in 1947

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Gunnar Skarphedinsson, a 79-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1893. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). 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 1 blitz event (including Skakkeppni fyrirtaekja og stofnana 2026) recently. His peak of 1925 was reached at age 78 (Dec 2025).

Current rating

1893

Standard

Rpd1922·Blz1890

All-time high

1925

−32 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 78

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#49,851

#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
7th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1925
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1925
at age 78 · −32 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1831 → 1913
Nov 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
Nov 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1854 → returned at 1833
Nov 2019
6th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1876
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sigurjon Thorkelsson 1,961
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 · Nov 2025 · +1.0 Elo
Evolution
-24
1917 → 1893
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20260/1#1441456-2.4
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20260/2#57931-29.2
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#1101961+1.2
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#272058+7.2
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7 (-29.2 Elo, finished #57).

Rankings

/
Iceland
#166
out of 643 players
Europe
#36,709
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,447
6
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2,420
7
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2,419
8
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2,414
9
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2,407
10
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2,404
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166🇮🇸Skarphedinsson, Gunnar1,893
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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36709🇮🇸Skarphedinsson, Gunnar1,893
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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49850🇮🇸Skarphedinsson, Gunnar1,893