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Kristbergsson, Bjorgvin
🇮🇸FIDE 2305232· Male· Iceland· Born in 1963
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Bjorgvin Kristbergsson, a 63-year-old Icelandic player. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 26-month break between Jul 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include U2000 mot T.R. 2025, Haustmot TR 2025 - C-flokkur, and Icelandic Open - Icelandic Chess Championship 2025. Also played 10 rapid (including TR Rapid 2025 July #5) and 43 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently. His peak of 1489 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1509·Blz—
All-time high
1489
−1489 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61
Mar 2024 · age 61
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
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Career timeline
16 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+298 Elo)
1148 → 1446
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 61
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 61
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1489
at age 61 · −86 from today
Mar 2024
39th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1172
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
3.5/ 1720.6%
3W1D13L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsPetur Johannesson
🇮🇸ISL
+105 −11 =14
130 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHordur Jonasson
🇮🇸ISL·1623
+18 −77 =4
99 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHjalmar Sigurvaldason
🇮🇸ISL·1660
+19 −76 =3
98 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsArnar Ingi Njardarson
🇮🇸ISL·1601
+4 −65 =1
70 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSigurdur Freyr Jonatansson
🇮🇸ISL·1680
+6 −57 =2
65 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Iceland
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out of 643 players
Europe
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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