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Viglundsson, Bjorgvin
🇮🇸FIDE 2300400· Male· Iceland· Born in 1946
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Bjorgvin Viglundsson, a 80-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2137 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 41 months (2003–2007), 63 months (2007–2012) and 12 months (2024–2025). 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. His peak of 2219 was reached at age 75 (Jun 2021); he also reached Icelandic #39 in Jul 2023.
Current rating
2137
Standard
Rpd2149·Blz2105
All-time high
2219
−82 pts below
Jun 2021 · age 75
Jun 2021 · age 75
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,264 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2127 → returned at 2133
Nov 2024
2023
Peak Icelandic rank: #39
at age 77 · rated 2176
Jul 2023
2022
37th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2205
Apr 2022
2021
All-time peak 2219
at age 75 · −82 from today
Jun 2021
2019
69th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 73 · rated 2206
Dec 2019
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
2092 → 2206
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
2127 → 2137
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
5/ 5100.0%
5W0D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKristjan Geirsson1,813·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7·R7·+2.7
2.[W]vsPalmi Sighvatsson1,787·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R4·+2.4
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2558 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2550 | +5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThor Valtysson
🇮🇸ISL·1929
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+8 −3 =2
13 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2540
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsBragi Halldorsson
🇮🇸ISL·2061
+7 −0 =3
10 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsJohann Ingvason
🇮🇸ISL·2150
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#61
out of 643 players
Europe
#8,825
in continent
World
#12,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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