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Viglundsson, Bjorgvin

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,233 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kristjan Geirsson 1,813
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7 · Mar 2026 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
+10
2127 → 2137
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
5/ 5100.0%
5W0D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20262/2#72558+4.0
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20253/3#22550+5.8

Rankings

/
Iceland
#60
out of 617 players
Europe
#8,803
in continent
World
#12,233
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
🇮🇸Stefansson, Vignir VatnarFollow Vignir Vatnar StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,534
2
🇮🇸Steingrimsson, HedinnFollow Hedinn SteingrimssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
3
🇮🇸Hjartarson, JohannFollow Johann HjartarsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,466
3
🇮🇸Danielsen, HenrikFollow Henrik DanielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,466
5
🇮🇸Olafsson, HelgiFollow Helgi OlafssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,439
6
🇮🇸Gretarsson, Helgi AssFollow Helgi Ass GretarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,420
7
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
8
🇮🇸Stefansson, HannesFollow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,409
9
🇮🇸Arnason, Jon LFollow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
10
🇮🇸Kjartansson, GudmundurFollow Gudmundur KjartanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,399
...
60🇮🇸Viglundsson, Bjorgvin2,137
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
8803🇮🇸Viglundsson, Bjorgvin2,137
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
12233🇮🇸Viglundsson, Bjorgvin2,137