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Kristinsson, Baldur
🇮🇸FIDE 1404679· Male· Iceland· Born in 1970
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Baldur Kristinsson, a 56-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2151 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 17 months (2005–2007), 18 months (2008–2009) and 14 months (2021–2023). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 2 rapid events (including Skakthing Gardabaear 2025) recently. His peak of 2255 was reached at age 49 (Mar 2019); he also reached Icelandic #39 in Sep 2019.
Competes for Iceland since Jan 2004.
Current rating
2151
Standard
Rpd2131·Blz2060
All-time high
2255
−104 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 49
Mar 2019 · age 49
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,181 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
9th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2151
May 2026
2023
7th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2193
Feb 2023
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2180 → returned at 2193
Nov 2021
2019
Peak Icelandic rank: #39
at age 49 · rated 2249
Sep 2019
5th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2249
Sep 2019
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
2202 → 2255
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
2147 → 2151
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGudmundur HalldorssonCM2,092·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R1·+8.2
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMikael Johann Karlsson2,140·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R7·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #18 | 2077 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #9 | 2224 | +8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThrostur ThorhallssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2397
+0 −5 =5
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsJon Viktor GunnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2414
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsThorsteinn ThorsteinssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2204
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsPall Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#56
out of 643 players
Europe
#8,013
in continent
World
#11,181
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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