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Karlsson, Mikael Johann
🇮🇸FIDE 2305194· Male· Iceland· Born in 1995
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Mikael Johann Karlsson, a 31-year-old Icelandic player. currently rated 2157 in Standard, career peak of 2175 (Jul 2019). He took a 16-month break between May 2022 and Oct 2023.
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd2027·Blz2103
All-time high
2175
−18 pts below
Jul 2019 · age 24
Jul 2019 · age 24
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53
in Iceland · of 443
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Peak Icelandic rank: #51
at age 30 · rated 2140
Nov 2025
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2127 → returned at 2121
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Nov 2021
2019
All-time peak 2175
at age 24 · −18 from today
Jul 2019
2015
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Mar 2015
2013
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1926 → 2068
Aug 2013
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+17
2140 → 2157
Score
5/ 683.3%
5W0D1L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Iceland
#53
out of 621 players
Europe
#8,174
in continent
World
#10,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 53 | 2,157 | |
Europe
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| 8174 | 2,157 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 10820 | 2,157 | |
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-18Scrape games
7 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDIcelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7Elo 2157
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnusdottir, Veronika SteinunnISL | — | 1 | +1.6 | ♚ |
| Kristinsson, BaldurISL | 2156 | 1 | +10.4 | ♚ |
2025-12STDIcelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4Elo 2145
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristinsson, JonISL | 2091 | 1 | +8.6 | ♔ |
| Karlsson, ThorleifurISL | 1987 | 1 | +6 | ♚ |
| Kravchuk, MykhayloISL | 1770 | 1 | +2 | ♔ |
| cHalldorsson, GudmundurISL | 2092 | 0 | -11.4 | ♚ |
2025-04STDIcelandic Team Championship 2024-25 - 1st league Round 5-7Elo 2140
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsson, Jon EggertISL | 1873 | 1 | +3.6 | ♔ |