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Varga, Mate
🇮🇸FIDE 2327660· Male· Iceland· Born in 1990
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Mate Varga, a 36-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1656 — just 24 short of his peak of 1680 (Apr 2025, age 35). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4.
Current rating
1656
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1680
−24 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 35
Apr 2025 · age 35
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#125,510
#125,510 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
14th Icelandic 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1656
May 2026
2025
67th Icelandic 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 1680
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1680
at age 35 · −24 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 34
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 34
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1680 → 1656
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsGunnar Salvarsson1,663·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R3·-19.6
2.[L]vsKristjan Edvardsson2,205·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R2·-1.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #184 | 1134 | -24.0 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 (-24.0 Elo, finished #184).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#339
out of 617 players
Europe
#86,439
in continent
World
#125,504
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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