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Brynjarsson, Helgi
🇮🇸FIDE 2302233· Male· Iceland· Born in 1991
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Helgi Brynjarsson, a 35-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2048 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Nov 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Pressukeppni i skak - Agust 2025 B-flokkur) and 1 blitz events (including Le Kock motarodin - June) recently. His peak of 2087 was reached at age 27 (Dec 2018); he also reached Icelandic #82 in Nov 2024.
At junior level, he reached #5, #5, #4 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2048
Standard
Rpd2007·Blz2033
All-time high
2087
−39 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 27
Dec 2018 · age 27
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,003 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Peak Icelandic rank: #82
at age 33 · rated 2067
Nov 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2067 → returned at 2051
Nov 2024
2018
All-time peak 2087
at age 27 · −39 from today
Dec 2018
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Apr 2015
2011
5th Icelandic U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2008
Jan 2011
2010
Crossed 2000
at age 19
Nov 2010
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
2067 → 2048
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGudmundur Dadason2,009·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·-11.2
2.[L]vsBjarni Jens Kristinsson2,012·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·-11.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #20 | 2020 | -2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #44 | 1876 | -16.0 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4 (-16.0 Elo, finished #44).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#87
out of 617 players
Europe
#15,435
in continent
World
#21,003
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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