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Johannsson, Gudmundur I
🇮🇸FIDE 2305925· Male· Iceland· Born in 1942
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Gudmundur I Johannsson, a 84-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1770 — just 11 short of his peak of 1781 (Mar 2024, age 82). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Nov 2021 and Nov 2023. 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.
Current rating
1770
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1781
−11 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 82
Mar 2024 · age 82
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#85,841
#85,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 83
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1654 → 1781
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1781
at age 82 · −11 from today
Mar 2024
2023
9th Icelandic 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1635
Dec 2023
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1654 → returned at 1635
Nov 2021
2020
10th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1679
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
1737 → 1770
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSteinn Gudmundsson1,793·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·+10.8
2.[W]vsKari Steinn Vidarsson1,654·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·+6.9
3.[D]vsSindri Gudjonsson1,885·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R4·+3.3
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDavid Stefansson1,775·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R2·-9.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 1881 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 1866 | +28.8 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#264
out of 643 players
Europe
#61,691
in continent
World
#85,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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