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Thorsson, Bjarnsteinn
🇮🇸FIDE 2311038· Male· Iceland· Born in 1963
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Bjarnsteinn Thorsson, a 63-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1775. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2017–2018), 12 months (2022–2023) and 16 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including Skakkvold TG feb 2026 #2) recently. His peak of 1836 was reached at age 50 (Apr 2013).
Current rating
1775
Standard
Rpd1771·Blz1711
All-time high
1836
−61 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 50
Apr 2013 · age 50
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#84,222
#84,222 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1768 → returned at 1775
Nov 2024
31st Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1771
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1621 → 1771
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1621 → returned at 1618
Oct 2022
46th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1643
Apr 2022
2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1658 → returned at 1637
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1768 → 1775
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #45 | 2479 | +7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPall Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsSigurdur Freyr Jonatansson
🇮🇸ISL·1680
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsSveinn Gauti Einarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1689
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsJohann Ragnarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1995
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSigurjon Haraldsson
🇮🇸ISL·1863
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#259
out of 643 players
Europe
#60,601
in continent
World
#84,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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