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Helmer Tobiasson, Joel
🇮🇸FIDE 2327503· Male· Iceland· Born in 2010
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Joel Helmer Tobiasson, a 16-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1635 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fridrikssyrpa TR V 2025-26, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. Also played 23 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 33 blitz events (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8 and #11 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1635
Standard
Rpd1692·Blz1791
All-time high
1635
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#133,799
#133,799 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
8th Icelandic U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1635
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1635
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1404 → 1587
May 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
May 2025
2024
11th Icelandic U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1526
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+48
1587 → 1635
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
19.5/ 2967.2%
17W5D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsNokkvi Holm Brynjarsson1,520·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R7·+19.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/5 | #2 | 2396 | +94.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #34 | 1565 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBjorgvin Kristbergsson
🇮🇸ISL
+17 −4 =2
23 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsArnar Ingi Njardarson
🇮🇸ISL·1601
+9 −11 =1
21 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPetur Ulfar Ernisson
🇮🇸ISL·1815
+6 −9 =3
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsTomas Sindri Leosson
🇮🇸ISL·1647
+7 −8 =2
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnh Hai Tran
🇮🇸ISL·1783
+10 −4 =3
17 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Iceland
#354
out of 643 players
Europe
#91,095
in continent
World
#133,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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