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Valdimarsson, Jakob Steinn
🇮🇸FIDE 2330466· Male· Iceland· Born in 2015
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Jakob Steinn Valdimarsson, a 11-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1415. He has slipped back 77 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fridrikssyrpa IIII 2025-26, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, and Fridrikssyrpa III 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Stulkna og drengjameistramot TR 2026 - Opinn flokkur) and 5 blitz events (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently. His peak of 1492 was reached at age 10 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #11 and #3 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1415
Standard
Rpd1571·Blz1453
All-time high
1492
−77 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 10
Jun 2025 · age 10
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#214,386
#214,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
11th Icelandic U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1456
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1437 → 1492
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1492
at age 10 · −77 from today
Jun 2025
3rd Icelandic U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1486
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Oct 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1458 → 1415
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
12W2D10L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsIngi Haflidi Gudjonsson1,551·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·+25.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/2 | #37 | 2349 | -28.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #51 | 2351 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/1 | #21 | 2215 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #49 | 2586 | -9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #174 | 742 | -14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDagur Sverrisson
🇮🇸ISL·1608
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKatrin Osk Tomasdottir
🇮🇸ISL·1524
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGunnar Thor Thorhallsson
🇮🇸ISL·1499
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHelgi Tomas Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·1499
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsEidur Jokulsson
🇮🇸ISL·1550
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#448
out of 643 players
Europe
#128,186
in continent
World
#213,917
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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