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Matthiasson, Magnus
🇮🇸FIDE 2306034· Male· Iceland· Born in 1965
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Magnus Matthiasson, a 61-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1762. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 47 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2022–2024). 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 4 rapid (including Icelandic Rapid Championship - Reykjavik Rapid Championship 2025) and 11 blitz events (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently. His peak of 1876 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2009).
Current rating
1762
Standard
Rpd1773·Blz1848
All-time high
1876
−114 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 44
Jul 2009 · age 44
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#88,368
#88,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2026
28th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1777
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1700 → 1825
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2022
43rd Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1700
Apr 2022
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1700 → returned at 1820
Apr 2022
2019
38th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1694
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1784 → 1762
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJohann Oli Eidsson1,845·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R6·-7.7
2.[L]vsArni H Kristjansson1,881·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·-7.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #55 | 1069 | -15.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 1081 | -7.4 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7 (-15.0 Elo, finished #55).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#269
out of 617 players
Europe
#63,349
in continent
World
#88,367
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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