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Saemundsson, Bjarni
🇮🇸FIDE 2302900· Male· Iceland· Born in 1965
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Bjarni Saemundsson, a 61-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1864. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Jul 2008 and Nov 2009. Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 40 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1864
Standard
Rpd1944·Blz1826
All-time high
2034
−170 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 40
Oct 2005 · age 40
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#57,499
#57,499 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
18th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1864
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1826 → 1903
Mar 2024
2022
31st Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1836
Apr 2022
2020
27th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1838
Oct 2020
2013
33rd Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1937
Apr 2013
2011
100 career games
at age 46
May 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1858 → 1864
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAgust Orn Gislason1,921·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·+11.6
2.[W]vsDaniel Gudbjartsson1,593·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R4·+3.5
3.[W]vsTara Lif Ingadottir1,538·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R2·+2.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsSteinn Gudmundsson1,793·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R7·-12.0
2.[L]vsAndri A GretarssonFM2,256·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R3·-1.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #65 | 2721 | +11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #41 | 1652 | -10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #25 | 2596 | +4.6 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#183
out of 617 players
Europe
#42,107
in continent
World
#57,499
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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