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Omarsson, Josef
🇮🇸FIDE 2316102· Male· Iceland· Born in 2011
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Josef Omarsson, a 15-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2078 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 119 rated games in the past year (≈85/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bodmot TR 2026 - a-ridill, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 7 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 2129 was reached at age 14 (Sep 2025, Icelandic #60 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd1990·Blz1915
All-time high
2129
−51 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 14
Sep 2025 · age 14
Activity
124
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
119 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#735 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
15 entries2026
1st Icelandic U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2078
May 2026
2025
Peak Icelandic rank: #60
at age 14 · rated 2129
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2129
at age 14 · −51 from today
Sep 2025
1st Icelandic U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2120
Jul 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
2120 → 2078
Tournaments
15
113 games
Score
50.5/ 11344.7%
37W27D49L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #5 | 2030 | -14.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #2 | 2155 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/11 | #366 | 2109 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #344 | 2000 | -16.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #45 | 2042 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #28 | 2064 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #4 | 1998 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/10 | #133 | 2042 | -11.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #71 | 2083 | +11.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #34 | 2013 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdam OmarssonCM
🇮🇸ISL·1992
+4 −30 =9
43 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBenedikt Thorisson
🇮🇸ISL·2019
+6 −23 =4
33 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMikael Bjarki Heidarsson
🇮🇸ISL·2034
+11 −16 =0
27 games·last met May 2025
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vsGudrun Fanney BriemWCM
🇮🇸ISL·2026
+14 −11 =1
26 games·last met May 2025
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vsIdunn HelgadottirWCM
🇮🇸ISL·1842
+13 −11 =1
25 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#79
out of 643 players
Europe
#12,784
in continent
World
#17,535
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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