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Ottesen, Oddgeir
🇮🇸FIDE 2306816· Male· Iceland· Born in 1973
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Oddgeir Ottesen, a 53-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1879 — just 24 short of his peak of 1903 (Jul 2009, age 36). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2010–2012) and 59 months (2012–2017). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. Also played 2 rapid (including Minningarmot um Gunnar og Otto - Umferdir 5-8) and 7 blitz events (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently.
Current rating
1879
Standard
Rpd1836·Blz1846
All-time high
1903
−24 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 36
Jul 2009 · age 36
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#53,464
#53,464 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
22nd Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1879
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1753 → 1878
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
2023
20th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1786
Aug 2023
2021
100 career games
at age 48
May 2021
2018
23rd Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1845
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1857 → 1879
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
4/ 4100.0%
4W0D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRicardo Jimenez1,910·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R6·+10.9
2.[W]vsKristinn Bjarnason1,808·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R4·+8.3
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #57 | 2710 | +11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #19 | 2479 | +11.4 |
Rankings
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Iceland
#171
out of 617 players
Europe
#39,274
in continent
World
#53,464
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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