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Bjornsson, Tomas
FM🇮🇸FIDE 2300303· Male· Iceland· Born in 1969
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Tomas Bjornsson, a 57-year-old Icelandic FIDE Master, is rated 2163 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Apr 2002 and Jul 2003. Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. Also played 2 blitz events (including Borgarskakmotid 2025) recently. His peak of 2272 was reached at age 33 (Apr 2002); he also reached Icelandic #27 in Jan 2001.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 32).
Current rating
2163
Standard
Rpd2187·Blz2041
All-time high
2272
−109 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 33
Apr 2002 · age 33
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,365 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
7th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2164
Sep 2025
2024
8th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2162
Dec 2024
2019
13th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2166
Nov 2019
2014
14th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2161
Oct 2014
2007
Re-crossed 2200
at age 38
Jan 2007
100 career games
at age 38
Jan 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2164 → 2163
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
6/ 785.7%
5W2D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRunar Isleifsson1,867·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R2·+3.0
2.[W]vsHaraldur Baldursson1,854·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R7·+2.9
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2121 | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/3 | #6 | 2702 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStefan Bergsson
🇮🇸ISL·2138
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsRobert LagermanFM
🇮🇸ISL·2299
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met May 2024
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vsLenka PtacnikovaWGM
🇮🇸ISL·2106
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsIngvar Thor JohannessonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2260
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#51
out of 643 players
Europe
#7,384
in continent
World
#10,365
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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