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Skarphedinsson, Ingvar Wu
🇮🇸FIDE 2316943· Male· Iceland· Born in 2007
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Ingvar Wu Skarphedinsson, a 19-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2121 — just 23 short of his peak of 2144 (Apr 2026, age 19) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bodmot TR 2026 - b-ridill, Reykjavik Open 2026, and ChessMates XIII. Also played 4 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 13 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently. He reached Icelandic #54 in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #1, #2, #2 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2121
Standard
Rpd2175·Blz2228
All-time high
2144
−23 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 19
Apr 2026 · age 19
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,540 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
2nd Icelandic U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2144
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2144
at age 19 · −23 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Icelandic rank: #54
at age 18 · rated 2127
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
2089 → 2121
Tournaments
11
63 games
Score
35.5/ 6356.3%
24W23D16L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsHenrik DanielsenGM2,470·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R2·+15.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #20 | 1952 | -48.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2128 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #176 | 1990 | -22.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #9 | 2414 | +40.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #30 | 2194 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 2095 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #15 | 2101 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 1998 | -13.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #49 | 2074 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/8 | #84 | 2110 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdam OmarssonCM
🇮🇸ISL·1992
+19 −15 =15
49 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBenedikt Thorisson
🇮🇸ISL·2019
+22 −13 =12
47 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGunnar Erik Gudmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·2009
+9 −25 =8
42 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIdunn HelgadottirWCM
🇮🇸ISL·1842
+27 −4 =4
35 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+5 −15 =9
29 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#66
out of 643 players
Europe
#9,794
in continent
World
#13,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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