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Bergsson, Stefan
🇮🇸FIDE 2301393· Male· Iceland· Born in 1984
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Stefan Bergsson, a 42-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2138 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2096 and 2164 over the past 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 2 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 10 blitz events (including Fridriksmot Landsbankans - Islandsmotid i skak 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between Oct 2001 and Apr 2003. His peak of 2203 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2023, Icelandic #39 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #3 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2138
Standard
Rpd1992·Blz2168
All-time high
2203
−65 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 39
Apr 2023 · age 39
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,155 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
28 entries2025
5th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2163
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Oct 2025
2023
Peak Icelandic rank: #39
at age 39 · rated 2203
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Apr 2023
All-time peak 2203
at age 39 · −65 from today
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2151 → 2138
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
22.5/ 4056.3%
19W7D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAskell O KarasonIM2,111·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R2·+8.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAdam OmarssonCM2,086·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R6·-11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #27 | 1910 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #11 | 2206 | +6.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #505 | 2132 | -7.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 9/9 | #1 | 2799 | +66.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #89 | 2058 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #22 | 1942 | -40.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+19 −9 =4
32 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+8 −21 =2
31 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBragi ThorfinnssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2370
+3 −20 =3
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2391
+7 −13 =4
24 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHalldor Gretar EinarssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2173
+6 −13 =5
24 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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Iceland
#58
out of 617 players
Europe
#8,740
in continent
World
#12,155
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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