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Birkisson, Bjorn Holm
CM🇮🇸FIDE 2310600· Male· Iceland· Born in 2000
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Bjorn Holm Birkisson, a 26-year-old Icelandic Candidate Master, is rated 2214 — just 2 short of his peak of 2216 (Apr 2026, age 26) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bodmot TR 2026 - a-ridill, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10. Also played 1 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 15 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently. He reached Icelandic #36 in Nov 2025.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #4, #3, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2214
Standard
Rpd2121·Blz2216
All-time high
2216
−2 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,426 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
23 entries2026
All-time peak 2216
at age 26 · −2 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Peak Icelandic rank: #36
at age 25 · rated 2200
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Nov 2025
7-month rising streak
+77 Elo
Nov 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 24
Oct 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 24
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10perf 2326 (+110) · 2.5/5 · #24
Top opponent
Evolution
+86
2128 → 2214
Tournaments
11
92 games
Score
45.5/ 9249.5%
31W35D26L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBjorn AhlanderIM2,389·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R9·+14.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #3 | 2121 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #70 | 2219 | +9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 2326 | +15.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 2194 | -0.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #119 | 2235 | +11.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2254 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #19 | 2173 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBardur Orn BirkissonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2278
+20 −36 =33
89 games·last met May 2026
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+14 −17 =15
46 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDagur RagnarssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2391
+12 −27 =5
44 games·last met May 2026
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vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2534
+6 −25 =8
39 games·last met May 2026
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vsOrn Leo JohannssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2309
+5 −19 =5
29 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Iceland
#38
out of 617 players
Europe
#5,175
in continent
World
#7,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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