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Bjarnason, Stefan

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FIDEFIDE 2301482· Male· Iceland· Born in 1964

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Stefan Bjarnason, a 62-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1695. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018), 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. His peak of 1735 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1695

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1735

−40 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#111,503

#111,503 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
36th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1725
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1719 → returned at 1725
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1555 → 1735
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1735
at age 60 · −40 from today
Mar 2024
2022
51st Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1525
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ludvik Bergvinsson 1,838
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 · Nov 2025 · +6.3 Elo
Evolution
-24
1719 → 1695
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#761418-29.6
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20252/2#822572+5.6
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 (-29.6 Elo, finished #76).

Rankings

/
Iceland
#318
out of 617 players
Europe
#78,090
in continent
World
#111,501
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Iceland
1
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2
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2,502
3
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2,466
3
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2,466
5
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2,439
6
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2,420
7
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2,414
8
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2,409
9
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2,407
10
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2,399
...
318🇮🇸Bjarnason, Stefan1,695
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
78090🇮🇸Bjarnason, Stefan1,695
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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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
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111501🇮🇸Bjarnason, Stefan1,695