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Geirsson, Albert Omar
🇮🇸FIDE 2306255· Male· Iceland· Born in 1950
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Albert Omar Geirsson, a 76-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1795 — just 15 short of his peak of 1810 (Mar 2024, age 74). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 31 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4.
Current rating
1795
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1810
−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74
Mar 2024 · age 74
Activity
—
1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#77,970
#77,970 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
12th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1795
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1673 → 1810
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 74
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1810
at age 74 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
2023
7th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1683
Dec 2023
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1683 → returned at 1795
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1810 → 1795
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsTomas Sindri Leosson1,639·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·-14.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #59 | 839 | -14.6 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#241
out of 643 players
Europe
#56,387
in continent
World
#77,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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