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Thorfinnsson, Bragi
GM🇮🇸FIDE 2300958· Male· Iceland· Born in 1981
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Bragi Thorfinnsson, a 45-year-old Icelandic Grandmaster, is rated 2370 and ranked 14th among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 3 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5. Also played 1 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 11 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 2493 was reached at age 32 (Jun 2013); he also reached Icelandic #8 in Jan 2010 and spent 69 months in Icelandic top 10.
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 37), IM in 2004 (age 23), and FM in 2002 (age 21). At junior level, he reached World #68 in U20.
Current rating
2370
Standard
Rpd2362·Blz2283
All-time high
2493
−123 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 32
Jun 2013 · age 32
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · Icelandic players · of 441
69 months in National top 10 (2004–2023)
69 months in National top 10 (2004–2023)
Career timeline
19 entries2023
2nd Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2431
May 2023
69 months in national top 10
longest streak 16 months · since Jul 2004
Mar 2023
2019
1,000 career games
at age 38
Jul 2019
2018
GM title awardedGM
at age 37 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
May 2018
2013
All-time peak 2493
at age 32 · −123 from today
Jun 2013
2010
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
May 2010
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5perf 2660 (+283) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
Best comeback
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5finished #1 (seeded #25 of 60)
Evolution
+16
2354 → 2370
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
18.5/ 2671.2%
14W9D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHenrik DanielsenGM2,470·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R3·+6.3
2.[W]vsMargeir PeturssonGM2,382·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R10·+5.1
3.[W]vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM2,338·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R2·+4.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM2,338·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R7·-5.5
2.[L]vsAleksandr Domalchuk-JonassonIM2,350·Icelandic Open - Icelandic Chess Championship 2025·R5·-5.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #120 | 2330 | -2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #19 | 2295 | -5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2660 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2399 | +7.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2356
+5 −11 =24
40 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsThrostur ThorhallssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2392
+15 −13 =11
39 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHjorvar Steinn GretarssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2494
+6 −21 =8
35 games·last met May 2024
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+8 −20 =6
34 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHannes StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2409
+3 −18 =11
32 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
#14
out of 617 players
Europe
#1,420
in continent
World
#2,236
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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Europe
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World
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