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Stefansson, Bjorn Gretar

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#72,897

#72,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
21st Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1811
Jun 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Magnus Sigurjonsson 1,892
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7 · Mar 2026 · +12.3 Elo
Best comeback
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7
finished #2 (seeded #36 of 100)
Evolution
+26
1785 → 1811
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
5.5/ 691.7%
5W1D0L
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 20263/3#22540+27.0
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20252.5/1#472566-0.6

Rankings

/
Iceland
#225
out of 643 players
Europe
#52,881
in continent
World
#72,896
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
🇮🇸Stefansson, Vignir VatnarFollow Vignir Vatnar StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,540
2
🇮🇸Steingrimsson, HedinnFollow Hedinn SteingrimssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
3
🇮🇸Hjartarson, JohannFollow Johann HjartarsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,467
4
🇮🇸Danielsen, HenrikFollow Henrik DanielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,466
5
🇮🇸Olafsson, HelgiFollow Helgi OlafssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,447
6
🇮🇸Gretarsson, Helgi AssFollow Helgi Ass GretarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,420
7
🇮🇸Stefansson, HannesFollow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,419
8
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
9
🇮🇸Thorsteins, KarlFollow Karl ThorsteinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
10
🇮🇸Arnason, Jon LFollow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,404
...
225🇮🇸Stefansson, Bjorn Gretar1,811
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿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.
2,713
...
52881🇮🇸Stefansson, Bjorn Gretar1,811
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
72896🇮🇸Stefansson, Bjorn Gretar1,811