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Gudnason, David

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FIDEFIDE 7203861· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1970

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David Gudnason, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1812 — just 1 short of his peak of 1813 (Apr 2026, age 56). He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lidkapping 2025-26 4. deild 4-5, Lidkapping 2025-26 4. deild 2-3, and Janus Open II (std). Also played 2 rapid events (including Janus Open II (kvik)) recently. He reached #86 nationally in Jun 2026.

Current rating

1812

Standard

Rpd1795·Blz1744

All-time high

1813

−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 56

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#72,599

#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #86
at age 56 · rated 1812
Jun 2026
14th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1812
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1813
at age 56 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1785 · at age 56
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Emil Jacobsen Jamil 1,818
Janus Open II (std) · Jan 2026 · +21.9 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
4W3D1L
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Lidkapping 2025-26 4. deild 4-5
Team
Mar 20261/1#62420+17.2
Lidkapping 2025-26 4. deild 2-3
Team
Feb 20261/1#152355+8.8
Janus Open II (std)
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/3#3218100.0
4. deild B 2025-26 4-5
Round-Robin
Jan 20260.5/1#717310.0
4. deild B 2025-26 3
Round-Robin
Nov 20250/1#108560.0
4. deild B 2025-26 1-2
Round-Robin
Oct 20251/1#615000.0
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Faroe Islands
#86
out of 201 players
Europe
#52,681
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Faroe Islands
1
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2
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3
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2,331
4
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2,315
5
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2,305
6
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2,250
7
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2,220
8
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2,167
9
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2,166
10
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2,164
...
86🇫🇴Gudnason, David1,812
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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52681🇫🇴Gudnason, David1,812
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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72598🇫🇴Gudnason, David1,812