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Sverrisson, Kristjan Th
🇮🇸FIDE 2311089· Male· Iceland· Born in 1974
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Kristjan Th Sverrisson, a 52-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1719 — just 2 short of his peak of 1721 (Mar 2024, age 50). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 31-month break between Mar 2019 and Nov 2021 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. Also played 2 blitz events (including Skakkeppni fyrirtaekja og stofnana 2026) recently.
Current rating
1719
Standard
Rpd1644·Blz1700
All-time high
1721
−2 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 50
Mar 2024 · age 50
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#103,146
#103,146 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
32nd Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1719
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1535 → 1718
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1721
at age 50 · −2 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Mar 2023
2022
30th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1706
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1717 → 1719
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
1W2D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsRunar Isleifsson1,867·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R1·+4.0
2.[D]vsJon Arnljotsson1,851·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R3·+3.6
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #37 | 1982 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArnar Ingi Njardarson
🇮🇸ISL·1601
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBjorgvin Kristbergsson
🇮🇸ISL
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsKristofer Orri Gudmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1969
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsTomas Sindri Leosson
🇮🇸ISL·1647
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#299
out of 643 players
Europe
#72,945
in continent
World
#103,144
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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