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HH
Haraldsson, Haraldur
🇮🇸FIDE 2311100· Male· Iceland· Born in 1954
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Haraldur Haraldsson, a 72-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1969. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 19 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7. Also played 1 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Rikhardsmotid - jolahradsmot TR 2025) recently. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 65 (May 2019).
Current rating
1969
Standard
Rpd1901·Blz1883
All-time high
2034
−65 pts below
May 2019 · age 65
May 2019 · age 65
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,876
#32,876 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
4th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1976
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1882 → 1991
Mar 2024
2023
5th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1980
Nov 2023
2019
5th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2034
Sep 2019
All-time peak 2034
at age 65 · −65 from today
May 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 65
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1965 → 1969
Tournaments
7
25 games
Score
13.5/ 2554.0%
9W9D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJon Kristinsson2,091·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R3·+13.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2216 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #225 | 1889 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #24 | 1881 | -10.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2103 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1785 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 2189 | +25.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/4 | #628 | 1833 | -14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJon Kristinn ThorgeirssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2271
+3 −12 =3
18 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsSimon ThorhallssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2203
+4 −9 =2
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+6 −6 =2
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAskell O KarasonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2135
+3 −9 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsBragi Halldorsson
🇮🇸ISL·2061
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#125
out of 643 players
Europe
#24,314
in continent
World
#32,875
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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