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Thorvaldsson, Jon
🇮🇸FIDE 2309181· Male· Iceland· Born in 1949
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Jon Thorvaldsson, a 77-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2169 — just 26 short of his peak of 2195 (Nov 2019, age 70) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016), 19 months (2018–2019) and 72 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. He reached Icelandic #44 in Feb 2026.
Current rating
2169
Standard
Rpd2152·Blz1983
All-time high
2195
−26 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 70
Nov 2019 · age 70
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,973 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak Icelandic rank: #44
at age 77 · rated 2169
Feb 2026
2025
39th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2169
Dec 2025
2020
76th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2195
Oct 2020
2019
4th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2195
Nov 2019
All-time peak 2195
at age 70 · −26 from today
Nov 2019
Inactive for 72 months
paused at 2195 → returned at 2169
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
2195 → 2169
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsHjortur Ingvi Johannsson1,730·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R3·-18.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #93 | 1802 | -25.8 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 (-25.8 Elo, finished #93).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHalldor Gretar EinarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2137
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsMagnus Orn UlfarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2351
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAndri A GretarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2245
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsSigurdur SigfussonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2305
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsPalmi Ragnar PeturssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2166
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#48
out of 643 players
Europe
#7,085
in continent
World
#9,973
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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