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Stefansson, Kristjan
🇮🇸FIDE 2304295· Male· Iceland· Born in 1945
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Kristjan Stefansson, a 81-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1797. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). 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. His peak of 1834 was reached at age 80 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1797
Standard
Rpd1921·Blz1854
All-time high
1834
−37 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 80
Apr 2025 · age 80
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#77,317
#77,317 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
4th Icelandic 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1797
Jun 2026
2025
8th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 1834
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1834
at age 80 · −37 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1685 → 1817
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 79
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1644 → returned at 1651
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
1834 → 1797
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #59 | — | -15.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #74 | 1661 | -22.4 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 (-22.4 Elo, finished #74).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#239
out of 643 players
Europe
#55,942
in continent
World
#77,316
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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Europe
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World
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