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Sigurbjornsson, Sigurjon
🇮🇸FIDE 2302888· Male· Iceland· Born in 1955
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Sigurjon Sigurbjornsson, a 71-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1917. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2011 and Nov 2012. Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. Also played 3 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 2108 was reached at age 51 (Oct 2006); he also reached Icelandic #75 in Apr 2009.
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd1911·Blz1936
All-time high
2108
−191 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 51
Oct 2006 · age 51
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43,964
#43,964 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
4th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1917
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 71
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1923 → 1959
Mar 2024
2022
6th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1942
Apr 2022
2016
7th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2022
Mar 2016
2011
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2045 → returned at 2034
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1923 → 1917
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
1W3D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsGunnar RunarssonCM1,991·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R1·-7.6
2.[L]vsOlafur Thorsson2,171·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R3·-3.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2138 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1957 | +3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/3 | #51 | 1697 | -16.0 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4 (-16.0 Elo, finished #51).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#152
out of 643 players
Europe
#32,427
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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