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Akason, Aevar
🇮🇸FIDE 2307090· Male· Iceland· Born in 1955
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Aevar Akason, a 71-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1560. He has fluctuated between 1545 and 1624 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, 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 Atskakmot Godans 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Hradskakmot Godans 2025) recently. He took a 34-month break between Mar 2019 and Feb 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1654 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1560
Standard
Rpd1655·Blz1631
All-time high
1654
−94 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,400
#162,400 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
14th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1560
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1411 → 1654
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1654
at age 69 · −94 from today
Mar 2024
2022
17th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1455
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1567 → 1560
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
7/ 2429.2%
6W2D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHelgi Fannar Odinsson1,487·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·-11.7
2.[L]vsTomas Sindri Leosson1,639·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R1·-7.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/7 | #351 | 1725 | +15.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #124 | 2287 | -12.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #104 | 1859 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/4 | #7 | 1513 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/3 | #42 | 1961 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHermann Adalsteinsson
🇮🇸ISL·1717
+8 −12 =1
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSmari Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1790
+1 −17 =2
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSigurbjorn Asmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1562
+11 −9 =0
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRunar Isleifsson
🇮🇸ISL·1817
+0 −18 =0
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKristjan Ingi Smarason
🇮🇸ISL·1751
+2 −9 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#380
out of 643 players
Europe
#106,278
in continent
World
#162,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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