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Berndsen, Ellert
🇮🇸FIDE 2302837· Male· Iceland· Born in 1964
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Ellert Berndsen, a 62-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1735 — just 17 short of his peak of 1752 (Nov 2024, age 60). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). 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. Also played 1 blitz event (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently.
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1890
All-time high
1752
−17 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 60
Nov 2024 · age 60
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#97,610
#97,610 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
33rd Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1752
Dec 2025
2024
38th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1752
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1752
at age 60 · −17 from today
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1513 → 1725
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 59
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1746 → 1735
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsKristinn Bjarnason1,808·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·-15.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #107 | 1008 | -17.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/1 | #42 | 2244 | +6.0 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 (-17.2 Elo, finished #107).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#287
out of 617 players
Europe
#69,322
in continent
World
#97,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Europe
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World
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