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Magnusson, Pall
🇮🇸FIDE 2309122· Male· Iceland· Born in 1954
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Pall Magnusson, a 72-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1787 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). 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
1787
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1787
at best
Apr 2026 · age 72
Apr 2026 · age 72
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#80,361
#80,361 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1787
at age 72
Apr 2026
2025
11th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1768
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Apr 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 71
Apr 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 71
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1768 · at age 71
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
1768 → 1787
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMagnus Gardarsson1,753·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R3·+19.2
2.[D]vsSverrir Orn Bjornsson2,074·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·+13.6
3.[D]vsOddur Ingimarsson1,888·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R7·+5.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsGustaf Steingrimsson1,764·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R1·-20.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #25 | 1900 | +20.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #52 | 1759 | -1.2 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#245
out of 617 players
Europe
#57,966
in continent
World
#80,360
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 245 | 1,787 | |
Europe
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| ... | ||
| 57966 | 1,787 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 80360 | 1,787 | |