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Helgason, Olafur Sindri

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FIDEFIDE 370243352· Male· Iceland· Born in 1981

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Olafur Sindri Helgason, a 45-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1699 — just 12 short of his peak of 1711 (Mar 2024, age 43). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Dec 2024 and Mar 2026. Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5, and Skamot odlinga 2026 Round 1-2.

Current rating

1699

Standard

Rpd1611·Blz1763

All-time high

1711

−12 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 43

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#110,034

#110,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1706 → returned at 1699
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+235 Elo)
1465 → 1700
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 43
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1711
at age 43 · −12 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 42
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sam Jukes 1,905
Reykjavik Open 2026 · Mar 2026 · +15.3 Elo
Evolution
-7
1706 → 1699
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
2W1D6L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsSam Jukes1,905·Reykjavik Open 2026·R2·+15.3
2.[W]vsKetill Sigurjonsson1,590·Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5·R3·+6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/5#3701716-0.6
Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5
Swiss
Mar 20261/2#121740+1.4
Skamot odlinga 2026 Round 1-2
Swiss
Feb 20260/1#181015-7.0

Rankings

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Iceland
#315
out of 617 players
Europe
#77,188
in continent
World
#110,032
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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2,466
3
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2,466
5
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2,439
6
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2,420
7
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2,414
8
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2,409
9
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2,407
10
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2,399
...
315🇮🇸Helgason, Olafur Sindri1,699
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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77188🇮🇸Helgason, Olafur Sindri1,699
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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110032🇮🇸Helgason, Olafur Sindri1,699