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Birkisson, Bardur Orn

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FIDEFIDE 2310597· Male· Iceland· Born in 2000

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Bardur Orn Birkisson, a 26-year-old Icelandic FIDE Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2196 and 2342 over the past 2 years. 111 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Kopavogur International 2026, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10. Also played 1 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 16 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently. His peak of 2342 was reached at age 25 (Apr 2025, Icelandic #21 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2024 (age 24) and CM in 2017 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #1 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2278

Standard

Rpd2213·Blz2199

All-time high

2342

64 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 25

Activity

93

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#4,787 · players worldwide · of 216,807

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Mar 2026
2025
Peak Icelandic rank: #21
at age 25 · rated 2342
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2342
at age 25 · −64 from today
Apr 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 24
Nov 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 24
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
May 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
Kopavogur International 2026 · Mar 2026 · +17.0 Elo
Evolution
-5
22832278
Tournaments
13
109 games
Score
51/ 10946.8%
39W30D40L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Mar 20265.5/9#762241+11.4
Round-Robin
Mar 20263/9#82339+22.0
Team
Mar 20263/5#102493+37.6
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/2#52814+11.0
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/7#102008-24.8
Team
Nov 20251.5/5#362146-12.4
Round-Robin
Sep 20254.5/9#42248+3.4
Worst Elo result: Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7 (-24.8 Elo, finished #10).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Iceland
#26
out of 617 players
Europe
#3,212
in continent
World
#4,787
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,466
3
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2,466
5
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2,439
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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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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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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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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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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