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Vidarsson , Kari Steinn
🇮🇸FIDE 2322927· Male· Iceland· Born in 2001
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Kari Steinn Vidarsson, a 25-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1678 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Jun 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including TR Rapid 2025 August #1) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1678
Standard
Rpd1654·Blz1516
All-time high
1678
at best
Dec 2025 · age 24
Dec 2025 · age 24
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117,618
#117,618 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1678
at age 24
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1654 → returned at 1678
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+370 Elo)
1267 → 1637
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 23
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1654 → 1678
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSindri Gudjonsson1,885·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R2·+15.3
2.[W]vsHilmar Freyr Birgisson1,670·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R1·+9.8
3.[D]vsBirkir Hallmundarson1,869·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R4·+5.0
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #49 | 2470 | +10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #26 | 1830 | +13.4 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#329
out of 617 players
Europe
#81,813
in continent
World
#117,613
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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