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Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
IM🇮🇸FIDE 2309998· Male· Iceland· Born in 2001
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Hilmir Freyr Heimisson, a 25-year-old Icelandic International Master, is rated 2338 and ranked 20th among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - WIM, Bodmot TR 2026 - a-ridill, and European Individual Chess Championship 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 12 blitz events (including Vignir Vatnar open 2026) recently. His peak of 2413 was reached at age 22 (Jun 2023); he also reached Icelandic #11 in Nov 2024.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 21), FM in 2018 (age 17), and CM in 2017 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #70 in U18 and #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2338
Standard
Rpd2293·Blz2428
All-time high
2413
−75 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 22
Jun 2023 · age 22
Activity
120
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
119 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · Icelandic players · of 451
Career timeline
32 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Nov 2025
1,000 career games
at age 24
Jun 2025
2024
Peak Icelandic rank: #11
at age 23 · rated 2409
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Nov 2024
2023
Crossed 2400
at age 22
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2342 → 2338
Tournaments
15
119 games
Score
67.5/ 11956.7%
57W21D41L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMarcus R HarveyIM2,438·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R7·+6.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2209 | -9.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2696 | +38.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2905 | +13.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #211 | 2290 | -0.3 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/9 | #10 | 2231 | -8.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #42 | 2428 | +5.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2225 | -3.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2540
+8 −25 =13
46 games·last met May 2026
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2388
+9 −15 =9
33 games·last met May 2026
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vsBardur Orn BirkissonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2257
+15 −7 =9
31 games·last met May 2026
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+18 −6 =5
29 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBjorn Holm BirkissonCM
🇮🇸ISL·2223
+15 −4 =6
25 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#20
out of 643 players
Europe
#1,948
in continent
World
#2,988
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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Europe
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World
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