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Hjaltalin, Thor
🇮🇸FIDE 2310813· Male· Iceland· Born in 1966
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Thor Hjaltalin, a 60-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1784 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Nov 2021 and Apr 2023. Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4.
Current rating
1784
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1784
at best
Apr 2026 · age 60
Apr 2026 · age 60
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#81,291
#81,291 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1784
at age 60
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1591 → 1769
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 58
Mar 2024
2022
48th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1629
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1629 → returned at 1612
Nov 2021
2020
33rd Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1650
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1774 → 1784
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsKristjan Geirsson1,813·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R5·+10.8
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 2613 | +10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 1951 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#249
out of 617 players
Europe
#58,595
in continent
World
#81,290
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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