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HB
Halldorsson, Bragi
🇮🇸FIDE 2300907· Male· Iceland· Born in 1949
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Bragi Halldorsson, a 77-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2061 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002) and 14 months (2002–2003). 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 1 rapid (including Pressukeppni i skak: July 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Videyjarmotid 2025) recently. His peak of 2253 was reached at age 61 (Jul 2010); he also reached Icelandic #31 in Jan 2002.
Current rating
2061
Standard
Rpd2033·Blz2099
All-time high
2253
−192 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 61
Jul 2010 · age 61
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
3rd Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2080
Feb 2025
2024
1st Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 2080
Nov 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
2028 → 2075
Jan 2023
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 69
Mar 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 68
Apr 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 67
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2064 → 2061
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThorleifur Karlsson1,987·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R3·+7.9
2.[W]vsGunnar Erik Gudmundsson1,957·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R5·+7.1
3.[D]vsStefan Bergsson2,156·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R1·+2.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsKristjan Dagur Jonsson1,892·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R4·-14.5
2.[L]vsGauti Pall Jonsson2,121·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R7·-8.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 2039 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 2012 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHalldor Gretar EinarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2137
+5 −8 =2
15 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsLenka PtacnikovaWGM
🇮🇸ISL·2106
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsThorsteinn ThorsteinssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2204
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsStefan Bergsson
🇮🇸ISL·2138
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRobert LagermanFM
🇮🇸ISL·2299
+0 −7 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#87
out of 643 players
Europe
#14,251
in continent
World
#19,461
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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