CChessStats
Format
KS

Karlsson, Sighvatur

🇮🇸

FIDEFIDE 2307936· Male· Iceland· Born in 1959

Follow Sighvatur KarlssonTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Sighvatur Karlsson, a 67-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1503. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 34 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 17 months (2023–2024) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Reykjavik Open 2026. His peak of 1544 was reached at age 66 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1503

Standard

Rpd1563·Blz1543

All-time high

1544

−41 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 66

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#184,579

#184,579 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
22nd Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1544
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1544
at age 66 · −41 from today
Apr 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1544 → returned at 1503
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+297 Elo)
1235 → 1532
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 65
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-41
1544 → 1503
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
1/ 128.3%
3W1D8L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNona Niori1,421·Reykjavik Open 2026·R4·-13.4
2.[L]vsRobert Heidar Skulason1,474·Reykjavik Open 2026·R5·-12.0
3.[L]vsHalldora Jonsdottir1,593·Reykjavik Open 2026·R6·-8.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/5#4131368-41.4
Worst Elo result: Reykjavik Open 2026 (-41.4 Elo, finished #413).

Most-Played Opponents

vsHermann Adalsteinsson
🇮🇸ISL·1717
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Nov 2018
View head-to-head →
vsSigurbjorn Asmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1562
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2018
View head-to-head →
vsSigurdur Danielsson
🇮🇸ISL·1806
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2018
View head-to-head →
vsSmari Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1790
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2018
View head-to-head →
vsAevar Akason
🇮🇸ISL·1560
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2018
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Iceland
#413
out of 643 players
Europe
#116,630
in continent
World
#184,525
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
🇮🇸Stefansson, Vignir VatnarFollow Vignir Vatnar StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,540
2
🇮🇸Steingrimsson, HedinnFollow Hedinn SteingrimssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
3
🇮🇸Hjartarson, JohannFollow Johann HjartarsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,467
4
🇮🇸Danielsen, HenrikFollow Henrik DanielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,466
5
🇮🇸Olafsson, HelgiFollow Helgi OlafssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,447
6
🇮🇸Gretarsson, Helgi AssFollow Helgi Ass GretarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,420
7
🇮🇸Stefansson, HannesFollow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,419
8
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
9
🇮🇸Thorsteins, KarlFollow Karl ThorsteinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
10
🇮🇸Arnason, Jon LFollow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,404
...
413🇮🇸Karlsson, Sighvatur1,503
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
116630🇮🇸Karlsson, Sighvatur1,503
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
184525🇮🇸Karlsson, Sighvatur1,503