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Bjarnason, Larus H
🇮🇸FIDE 2304848· Male· Iceland· Born in 1956
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Larus H Bjarnason, a 70-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1697. He has fluctuated between 1672 and 1766 over the past 2 years. 48 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 2000, Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7. Also played 2 blitz events (including Hradskakmot odlinga 2026 - new) recently. He took a 20-month break between Sep 2014 and Jun 2016. His peak of 1766 was reached at age 69 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1697
Standard
Rpd1697·Blz1611
All-time high
1766
−69 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 69
Jul 2025 · age 69
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,029
#111,029 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
All-time peak 1766
at age 69 · −69 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+211 Elo)
1488 → 1699
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 66
May 2022
16th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1485
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-69
1766 → 1697
Tournaments
10
42 games
Score
21.5/ 4251.2%
17W9D16L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMagnus Gardarsson1,753·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R4·+10.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/7 | #62 | — | -36.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 1916 | +10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #80 | 1930 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #8 | 1749 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1724 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2240 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #35 | 1894 | -5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #9 | 2512 | +23.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 1784 | -17.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 1778 | -37.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBjorgvin Kristbergsson
🇮🇸ISL
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHaraldur Baldursson
🇮🇸ISL·1862
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKristjan Geirsson
🇮🇸ISL·1788
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsHjalmar Sigurvaldason
🇮🇸ISL·1660
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#318
out of 643 players
Europe
#77,855
in continent
World
#111,026
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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