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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
#117,892
#117,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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
#330
out of 643 players
Europe
#81,981
in continent
World
#117,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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