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Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
GM🇮🇸FIDE 2308649· Male· Iceland· Born in 2003
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Vignir Vatnar Stefansson, a 23-year-old Icelandic Grandmaster, is rated 2534 — just 17 short of his peak of 2551 (Mar 2025, age 22) and ranked 1st among Icelandic players, and 393rd worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2500 and 2551 over the past 2 years. 124 rated games in the past year (≈101/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Kopavogur International 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 37 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #330 in Mar 2025 and has been Icelandic #1 for 24 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2023 (age 20), IM in 2021 (age 18), and FM in 2016 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #27 in U20, World #36 in U18, World #78 in U16, World #5 in U14, World #41 in U12, World #41 in U10 and World #29 in U8.
Current rating
2534
Standard
Rpd2442·Blz2611
All-time high
2551
−17 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 22
Mar 2025 · age 22
Activity
137
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
124 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Icelandic players · of 441
#1 nationally since Jun 2024
#1 nationally since Jun 2024
Career timeline
24 entries2026
24 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 24 months · since Jun 2024
May 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #330
at age 22 · rated 2551
Mar 2025
All-time peak 2551
at age 22 · −17 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Peak Icelandic rank: #1
at age 21 · rated 2500
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 21
Jun 2024
2023
GM title awardedGM
at age 20 · 2023 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
2515 → 2534
Tournaments
12
101 games
Score
63.5/ 10162.9%
52W38D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8/11 | #6 | 2651 | +21.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #27 | 2489 | +1.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 2546 | +5.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #38 | 2439 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #13 | 2155 | -7.9 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+77 −11 =8
96 games·last met May 2026
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2391
+52 −24 =17
93 games·last met May 2026
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vsHelgi Ass GretarssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2420
+36 −18 =10
64 games·last met May 2026
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vsArnar Milutin Heidarsson
🇮🇸ISL·2104
+49 −6 =4
59 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBardur Orn BirkissonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2278
+40 −5 =9
54 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Iceland
#1
out of 617 players
Europe
#226
in continent
World
#393
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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