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Thordarson, Sturla
🇮🇸FIDE 2310350· Male· Iceland· Born in 1972
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Sturla Thordarson, a 54-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1874 — just 21 short of his peak of 1895 (Dec 2025, age 53). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Nov 2017 and Dec 2018. Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. Also played 1 blitz event (including Borgarskakmotid 2025) recently.
Current rating
1874
Standard
Rpd1831·Blz1816
All-time high
1895
−21 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 53
Dec 2025 · age 53
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#54,766
#54,766 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
22nd Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1895
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1895
at age 53 · −21 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1754 → 1859
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Mar 2024
2022
27th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1734
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Jun 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1873 → 1874
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarkus Arni Vernhardsson1,860·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R2·+9.0
2.[W]vsEymundur Eymundsson1,766·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R6·+7.0
3.[D]vsJon Thorvaldsson2,195·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R4·+7.0
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsKristjan Ingi Smarason1,711·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R7·-14.4
2.[L]vsJon Eggert Hallsson1,838·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·-11.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #118 | 975 | -26.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 2566 | +6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 2121 | +22.2 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 (-26.8 Elo, finished #118).
Most-Played Opponents
vsOlafur Thorsson
🇮🇸ISL·2165
+1 −17 =2
20 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsHjalmar Sigurvaldason
🇮🇸ISL·1660
+15 −2 =1
18 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsRobert LagermanFM
🇮🇸ISL·2299
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsHordur Jonasson
🇮🇸ISL·1623
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsArnar Ingi Njardarson
🇮🇸ISL·1601
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#179
out of 643 players
Europe
#40,208
in continent
World
#54,765
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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