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Stefansson, Bjorn Gretar
🇮🇸FIDE 2310325· Male· Iceland· Born in 1976
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Bjorn Gretar Stefansson, a 50-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1811 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Nov 2017 and Dec 2018. Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. Also played 2 blitz events (including Snoker og Pool februarmot 2026) recently.
Current rating
1811
Standard
Rpd1796·Blz1707
All-time high
1811
at best
Apr 2026 · age 50
Apr 2026 · age 50
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#72,885
#72,885 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
21st Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1811
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1811
at age 50
Apr 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1690 → 1806
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7finished #2 (seeded #36 of 100)
Evolution
+26
1785 → 1811
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
5.5/ 691.7%
5W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 2540 | +27.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/1 | #47 | 2566 | -0.6 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#221
out of 617 players
Europe
#52,877
in continent
World
#72,885
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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