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Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn
FM🇮🇸FIDE 2300974· Male· Iceland· Born in 1975
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Sigurbjorn Bjornsson, a 51-year-old Icelandic FIDE Master, is rated 2279 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 13 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 2 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 10 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 2401 was reached at age 37 (Oct 2012); he also reached Icelandic #14 in Apr 2002.
Awarded FM in 2002 (age 27). Earned a IM norm at 27th European Club Cup for Men 2011.
Current rating
2279
Standard
Rpd2310·Blz2269
All-time high
2401
−122 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 37
Oct 2012 · age 37
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,786 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
4th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2279
Jun 2026
2024
5th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2306
Sep 2024
2020
4th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2357
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Mar 2019
2013
Re-crossed 2400
at age 38
Mar 2013
2012
Crossed 2400
at age 37
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2282 → 2279
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
9W9D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 1998 | -19.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #30 | 2325 | +2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #17 | 2397 | +6.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #423 | 2161 | -11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBjorn ThorfinnssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2343
+7 −11 =6
24 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsIngvar Thor JohannessonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2260
+4 −11 =8
23 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJon Viktor GunnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2414
+2 −11 =9
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHjorvar Steinn GretarssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2494
+5 −14 =3
22 games·last met May 2024
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vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+5 −9 =7
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Iceland
#25
out of 643 players
Europe
#3,219
in continent
World
#4,786
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 25 | 2,279 | |
Europe
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| 3219 | 2,279 | |
World
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| 4786 | 2,279 | |