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Stefansson, David
🇮🇸FIDE 2313804· Male· Iceland· Born in 1980
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David Stefansson, a 46-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1849 — just 2 short of his peak of 1851 (May 2024, age 44). He is on a steady climb with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, and Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5. Also played 1 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1849
Standard
Rpd1745·Blz1873
All-time high
1851
−2 pts below
May 2024 · age 44
May 2024 · age 44
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,760
#61,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
20th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1849
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Apr 2026
2024
19th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1851
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1851
at age 44 · −2 from today
May 2024
100 career games
at age 44
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+197 Elo)
1625 → 1822
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+67
1782 → 1849
Tournaments
7
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
14W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHarald Bjornsson1,939·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·+13.8
2.[W]vsGunnar Skarphedinsson1,917·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R6·+12.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2636 | +20.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #12 | 2604 | +20.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 1986 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #17 | 1288 | -3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2110 | +24.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #16 | 1854 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #37 | 1785 | +2.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHordur Jonasson
🇮🇸ISL·1623
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsHaraldur Haraldsson
🇮🇸ISL·1969
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsIngvar Wu Skarphedinsson
🇮🇸ISL·2121
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsOgmundur Kristinsson
🇮🇸ISL·2000
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
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Iceland
#199
out of 643 players
Europe
#45,172
in continent
World
#61,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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