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Stefansson, Kristjan

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#77,280

#77,280 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
4th Icelandic 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1797
May 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Katrin Osk Tomasdottir 1,470
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 · Nov 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-37
1834 → 1797
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20260/2#59—-15.2
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#741661-22.4
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4 (-22.4 Elo, finished #74).

Rankings

/
Iceland
#236
out of 617 players
Europe
#55,887
in continent
World
#77,280
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
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2,534
2
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2,502
3
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2,466
3
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2,466
5
🇮🇸Olafsson, HelgiFollow Helgi OlafssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,439
6
🇮🇸Gretarsson, Helgi AssFollow Helgi Ass GretarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,420
7
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
8
🇮🇸Stefansson, HannesFollow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,409
9
🇮🇸Arnason, Jon LFollow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
10
🇮🇸Kjartansson, GudmundurFollow Gudmundur KjartanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,399
...
236🇮🇸Stefansson, Kristjan1,797
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
55887🇮🇸Stefansson, Kristjan1,797
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
77280🇮🇸Stefansson, Kristjan1,797