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Bjornsson, Eirikur K.
🇮🇸FIDE 2301563· Male· Iceland· Born in 1959
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Eirikur K. Bjornsson, a 67-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1941. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7, Skakthing Kopavogs 2026 - Round 4-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 5 rapid (including Skakthing Kopavogs 2026 - Round 1-3) and 18 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently. His peak of 2074 was reached at age 44 (Apr 2003, Icelandic #77 at the time).
Current rating
1941
Standard
Rpd1926·Blz1929
All-time high
2074
−133 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 44
Apr 2003 · age 44
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,546
#38,546 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
4th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1978
Feb 2025
2020
7th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1969
Oct 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1902 → 1959
Mar 2018
2015
12th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1961
Nov 2015
2010
9th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2063
Nov 2010
100 career games
at age 51
Nov 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1952 → 1941
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #37 | — | -1.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #15 | 1653 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #14 | 2173 | +15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+10 −30 =6
46 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsHjalmar Sigurvaldason
🇮🇸ISL·1660
+36 −1 =0
37 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2540
+3 −30 =1
34 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRobert LagermanFM
🇮🇸ISL·2299
+1 −23 =4
28 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsHordur Jonasson
🇮🇸ISL·1623
+21 −2 =1
24 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#141
out of 643 players
Europe
#28,473
in continent
World
#38,545
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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