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Kristinsson, Bjarni Jens
🇮🇸FIDE 2302950· Male· Iceland· Born in 1991
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Bjarni Jens Kristinsson, a 35-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2037 — just 25 short of his peak of 2062 (Sep 2010, age 19). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2014–2015), 35 months (2016–2019), 23 months (2021–2023) and 24 months (2023–2025). 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. He reached Icelandic #88 in Mar 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3, #3 and #7 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd2070·Blz—
All-time high
2062
−25 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 19
Sep 2010 · age 19
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#22,294
#22,294 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Icelandic rank: #88
at age 35 · rated 2047
Mar 2026
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2012 → returned at 2047
Nov 2023
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2010 → returned at 2012
Nov 2021
2016
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2018 → returned at 2032
Apr 2016
2014
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2030 → returned at 2026
Apr 2014
2010
3rd Icelandic U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2062
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
2012 → 2037
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHelgi Brynjarsson2,067·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·+10.6
2.[W]vsJulius Bjornsson2,010·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R2·+8.9
3.[W]vsJohann Ragnarsson1,943·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R4·+7.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsHans Hollander2,116·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R5·-7.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #35 | 1934 | -10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #2 | 2763 | +34.8 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#91
out of 617 players
Europe
#16,409
in continent
World
#22,294
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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