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Bjarnason, Larus H

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FIDEFIDE 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 1 blitz event (including Hunabyggd Open 2025) 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·Blz1637

All-time high

1766

−69 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 69

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#110,779

#110,779 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 16
perf 2174 (+408) · 6.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Kristjan Orn Eliasson 1,928
Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7 · Jan 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-16
1713 → 1697
Tournaments
12
58 games
Score
30/ 5851.7%
25W10D23L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 2000
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/7#62—-36.6
Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7
Swiss
Apr 20261.5/2#41916+10.0
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#801930-9.2
Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/3#81749+0.6
Skamot odlinga 2026 Round 1-2
Swiss
Feb 20261/2#101724-0.4
Worst Elo result: Haustmot TR 2025 - C-flokkur (-37.4 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

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Iceland
#316
out of 617 players
Europe
#77,645
in continent
World
#110,777
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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2,420
7
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2,414
8
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2,409
9
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2,407
10
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2,399
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316🇮🇸Bjarnason, Larus H1,697
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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77645🇮🇸Bjarnason, Larus H1,697
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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110777🇮🇸Bjarnason, Larus H1,697