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Karlsson, Thorleifur
🇮🇸FIDE 2305062· Male· Iceland· Born in 1975
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Thorleifur Karlsson, a 51-year-old Icelandic player. currently rated 1973 in Standard, career peak of 2023 (Dec 2021). He took a 18-month break between Nov 2019 and Jun 2021.
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd1893·Blz1993
All-time high
2023
−50 pts below
Dec 2021 · age 46
Dec 2021 · age 46
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117
in Iceland · of 443
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Peak Icelandic rank: #99
at age 50 · rated 1987
Nov 2025
2021
All-time peak 2023
at age 46 · −50 from today
Dec 2021
2019
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1975 → 2012
Dec 2019
Crossed 2000
at age 44
Nov 2019
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2012 → returned at 2013
Nov 2019
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Apr 2018
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-14
1987 → 1973
Standard rating history
Rankings
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Iceland
#117
out of 621 players
Europe
#24,750
in continent
World
#32,229
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Europe
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