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Vernhardsson, Markus Arni
🇮🇸FIDE 2325543· Male· Iceland· Born in 1994
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Markus Arni Vernhardsson, a 32-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1839 — just 21 short of his peak of 1860 (Apr 2025, age 31). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) recently.
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1754·Blz—
All-time high
1860
−21 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 31
Apr 2025 · age 31
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
All-time peak 1860
at age 31 · −21 from today
Apr 2025
2024
41st Icelandic 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 1857
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Nov 2024
First FIDE rating
1857 · at age 30
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1860 → 1839
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsHjalmar Sigurvaldason1,665·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R1·+10.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsSturla Thordarson1,873·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R2·-18.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 1716 | -21.2 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 (-21.2 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#208
out of 643 players
Europe
#47,128
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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