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Gudmarsson, Olafur
🇮🇸FIDE 2311550· Male· Iceland· Born in 1978
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Olafur Gudmarsson, a 48-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1906. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Randers Foraar 2026 Round 6-7, Skorping Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 5-7, and Randers Foraar 2026 Round 4-5. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Bredde) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019), 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1965 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2026).
Current rating
1906
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz1789
All-time high
1965
−59 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 48
Mar 2026 · age 48
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#46,659
#46,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
12th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1965
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1965
at age 48 · −59 from today
Mar 2026
6-month rising streak
+94 Elo
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 47
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1670 → 1861
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
1864 → 1906
Tournaments
27
91 games
Score
50.5/ 9155.5%
43W15D33L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2/7 | #6 | 1797 | -24.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #4 | 1980 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1948 | +3.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #5 | 1785 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 1901 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #25 | 1359 | -11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #91 | 1070 | -24.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 2053 | +15.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #8 | 1211 | -25.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #16 | 2467 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPall Snaedal Andrason
🇮🇸ISL·1906
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsVigfus Vigfusson
🇮🇸ISL·1953
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2017
View head-to-head →
vsHalldor Gretar EinarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2137
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2014
View head-to-head →
vsJohann Stanislaus
🇩🇰DEN·1914
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsOskar Long Einarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1806
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2014
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Iceland
#159
out of 643 players
Europe
#34,379
in continent
World
#46,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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