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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. currently rated 2151 in Standard, career peak of 2255 (Mar 2019). He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 17 months (2005–2007), 18 months (2008–2009), 14 months (2020–2021), 14 months (2021–2023).
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
#56
in Iceland · of 443
Career timeline
11 entries2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2180 → returned at 2193
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2191 → returned at 2184
Mar 2020
2019
Peak Icelandic rank: #39
at age 49 · rated 2249
Sep 2019
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
2202 → 2255
Mar 2019
All-time peak 2255
at age 49 · −104 from today
Mar 2019
2018
Crossed 2200
at age 48
Mar 2018
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+4
2147 → 2151
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Iceland
#56
out of 621 players
Europe
#8,485
in continent
World
#11,216
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 56 | 2,151 | |
Europe
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| 8485 | 2,151 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 11216 | 2,151 | |
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-18Scrape games
12 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDIcelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7Elo 2151
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonsson, Gauti PallISL | 2154 | ½ | 0 | ♔ |
| Gudmundsson, Kristofer OrriISL | 1971 | 1 | +5.2 | ♚ |
| Karlsson, Mikael JohannISL | 2145 | 0 | -10.4 | ♔ |
2025-12STDIcelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4Elo 2156
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cHalldorsson, GudmundurISL | 2092 | 1 | +8.4 | ♔ |
| Kristinsson, JonISL | 2091 | ½ | -1.6 | ♚ |
| Finnbogadottir, Tinna KristinISL | 1837 | 1 | +2.8 | ♔ |
| mKarason, Askell OISL | 2111 | ½ | -1 | ♚ |
2025-04STDIcelandic Team Championship 2024-25 - Premier League Round 6-10Elo 2147
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mArngrimsson, DagurISL | 2377 | ½ | +6 | ♔ |
| fJohannsson, Orn LeoISL | 2302 | 0 | -5.8 | ♚ |
| gKulaots, KaidoEST | 2512 | 0 | -2 | ♔ |
| mGunnarsson, Jon ViktorISL | 2444 | 0 | -2.8 | ♚ |
| cBirkisson, Bjorn HolmISL | 2152 | 1 | +10.4 | ♔ |