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Ptacnikova, Lenka
WGM🇮🇸FIDE 305650· Female· Iceland· Born in 1976
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Lenka Ptacnikova, a 50-year-old Icelandic Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2106 and sitting in the top 3% of women worldwide. She has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 94 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7, and Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5. Also played 5 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 21 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently. Her peak of 2317 was reached at age 34 (Mar 2010); she also reached Icelandic #22 in Jan 2001.
Competes for Iceland since Jul 2004. Awarded WGM in 2001 (age 25).
Current rating
2106
Standard
Rpd2140·Blz2091
All-time high
2317
−211 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 34
Mar 2010 · age 34
Activity
92
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
94 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#721 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
35 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
Apr 2026
2025
9th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2167
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2115 → 2106
Tournaments
15
99 games
Score
42.5/ 9942.9%
32W30D37L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/11 | #117 | 2019 | -31.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/9 | #10 | 1995 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2205 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2387 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2136 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 1998 | -3.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2229 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 1885 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 1624 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/10 | #129 | 1958 | -48.4 |
Worst Elo result: XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A (-48.4 Elo, finished #129).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2388
+11 −30 =5
46 games·last met May 2026
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+13 −18 =8
39 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2540
+5 −27 =4
36 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohann Ragnarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1995
+24 −11 =0
35 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+23 −7 =3
33 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#73
out of 643 players
Europe
#10,777
in continent
World
#14,855
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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Europe
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World
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