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Helgason, Olafur Sindri
🇮🇸FIDE 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
Mar 2024 · age 43
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#110,288
#110,288 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1706 → 1699
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
2W1D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #370 | 1716 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 1740 | +1.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 1015 | -7.0 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#317
out of 643 players
Europe
#77,388
in continent
World
#110,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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