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Ammendrup, Pall J.
🇮🇸FIDE 2308126· Male· Iceland· Born in 1947
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Pall J. Ammendrup, a 79-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1630 — just 10 short of his peak of 1640 (Feb 2026, age 79). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 52 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2025). 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.
Current rating
1630
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1640
−10 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 79
Feb 2026 · age 79
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#135,699
#135,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1640
at age 79 · −10 from today
Feb 2026
2024
12th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1627
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+234 Elo)
1393 → 1627
Apr 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1627 → returned at 1639
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 77
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1627 → 1630
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsHelgi Fannar Odinsson1,487·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R2·+11.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLudvik Bergvinsson1,838·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·-9.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #102 | 1038 | -10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #68 | 2287 | +12.8 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#358
out of 643 players
Europe
#92,166
in continent
World
#135,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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