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Magnusson, Jon

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FIDEFIDE 2305283· Male· Iceland· Born in 1960

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Jon Magnusson, a 66-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1959 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Apr 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Atkvold TG feb 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Skakkvold TG 2025 Okt #3) recently.

Current rating

1959

Standard

Rpd1903·Blz1905

All-time high

1959

at best
Apr 2026 · age 66

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#34,834

#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
9th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1959
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1959
at age 66
Apr 2026
2025
15th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1952
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1826 → 1945
Nov 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1838
Apr 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Helgi Petur Gunnarsson 1,794
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4 · Nov 2025 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
+13
1946 → 1959
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
2/ 2100.0%
2W0D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20261/1#332561+7.0
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20251/1#422594+5.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsPall Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHarald Bjornsson
🇮🇸ISL·1921
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJohann Ragnarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1995
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Iceland
#130
out of 643 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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2,466
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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10
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2,404
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130🇮🇸Magnusson, Jon1,959
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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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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2,713
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25752🇮🇸Magnusson, Jon1,959
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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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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34833🇮🇸Magnusson, Jon1,959