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Kolka, David
🇮🇸FIDE 2308010· Male· Iceland· Born in 2000
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David Kolka, a 26-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2043 — just 27 short of his peak of 2070 (Feb 2025, age 25) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2017 and 2070 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearances: Reykjavik Open 2026 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 2 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 13 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 59-month break between May 2017 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Icelandic #72 in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #6, #4, #3 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2043
Standard
Rpd2001·Blz2206
All-time high
2070
−27 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 25
Feb 2025 · age 25
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,613 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Peak Icelandic rank: #72
at age 25 · rated 2070
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2070
at age 25 · −27 from today
Feb 2025
2023
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Nov 2023
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2017
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1897 → returned at 1895
May 2017
6th Icelandic U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1936
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
2070 → 2043
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
2W5D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsStefan Bergsson2,156·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R4·+2.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #271 | 1930 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 2058 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+9 −12 =13
34 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2540
+5 −25 =0
30 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBardur Orn BirkissonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2257
+10 −8 =11
29 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsBjorn Holm BirkissonCM
🇮🇸ISL·2223
+8 −7 =10
25 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAlexander Oliver MaiCM
🇮🇸ISL·2164
+10 −3 =3
16 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#90
out of 643 players
Europe
#15,885
in continent
World
#21,613
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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