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Siggason, Thorvaldur
🇮🇸FIDE 2309807· Male· Iceland· Born in 1963
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Thorvaldur Siggason, a 63-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1669. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 12 months (2017–2018) and 23 months (2022–2024). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. His peak of 1773 was reached at age 53 (Nov 2016).
Current rating
1669
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1773
−104 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 53
Nov 2016 · age 53
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#121,100
#121,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
32nd Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1695
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1512 → 1695
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Nov 2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1512 → returned at 1695
Nov 2022
52nd Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1519
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1690 → 1669
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsSigthor Arni Sigurgeirsson1,532·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·-13.8
2.[L]vsDavid Stefansson1,775·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R7·-7.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #105 | 732 | -13.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 975 | -7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #100 | 2496 | +0.2 |
Rankings
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Iceland
#334
out of 643 players
Europe
#83,879
in continent
World
#121,094
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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