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Kjartansson, Stefan Karvel
🇮🇸FIDE 2328500· Male· Iceland· Born in 2009
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Stefan Karvel Kjartansson, a 17-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1633 — just 24 short of his peak of 1657 (Dec 2025, age 16). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Minningarmot um Gunnar og Otto - Umferdir 5-8) and 1 blitz events (including Minningarmot um Gunnar og Otto - Umferdir 1-4) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 and #9 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1633
Standard
Rpd1630·Blz1727
All-time high
1657
−24 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16
Dec 2025 · age 16
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#134,042
#134,042 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
10th Icelandic U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1657
Jan 2026
2025
9th Icelandic U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1657
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1657
at age 16 · −24 from today
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
0/ 70.0%
0W0D7L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsThorsteinn Magnusson1,682·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R2·-18.6
2.[L]vsBjorn Gretar Stefansson1,785·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R4·-12.9
3.[L]vsPalmi Sighvatsson1,787·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R1·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #50 | 1096 | -24.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/3 | #52 | 952 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7 (-24.0 Elo, finished #50).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#353
out of 617 players
Europe
#91,221
in continent
World
#134,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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