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Einarsson, Saemundur
🇮🇸FIDE 2320584· Male· Iceland· Born in 1981
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Saemundur Einarsson, a 45-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1589 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Skakthing Vestmannaeyja 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Jolaskakmot TV) and 1 blitz events (including Hradskakmot Vestmanneyja) recently.
Current rating
1589
Standard
Rpd1570·Blz1463
All-time high
1589
at best
Mar 2026 · age 45
Mar 2026 · age 45
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#151,168
#151,168 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1589
at age 45
Mar 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1353 → 1561
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 43
Mar 2024
2022
32nd Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1328
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+44
1545 → 1589
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #4 | 1863 | +44.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSigurjon Thorkelsson
🇮🇸ISL·1963
+0 −11 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSaethor Ingi Saemundarson
🇮🇸ISL·1824
+0 −9 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHallgrimur Steinsson
🇮🇸ISL·1778
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGisli Eiriksson
🇮🇸ISL·1425
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArnar Sigurmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1754
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#370
out of 643 players
Europe
#100,513
in continent
World
#151,153
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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