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Traustason, Vidar Orn
🇮🇸FIDE 2332841· Male· Iceland· Born in 1974
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Vidar Orn Traustason, a 52-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1693 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. 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.
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1693
at best
Apr 2026 · age 52
Apr 2026 · age 52
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#112,265
#112,265 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
35th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1693
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1649 → 1693
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1693
at age 52
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 51
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 51
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 51
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+44
1649 → 1693
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
1W4D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRunar Isleifsson1,867·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R6·+29.3
2.[D]vsLogi Runar Jonsson1,821·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R7·+7.1
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #13 | 1932 | +44.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #36 | 1577 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#320
out of 617 players
Europe
#78,554
in continent
World
#112,262
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Europe
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World
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