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Bjarnason, Bjarki Freyr
🇮🇸FIDE 2316633· Male· Iceland· Born in 1988
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Bjarki Freyr Bjarnason, a 38-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1849 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 111-month break between Dec 2016 and Apr 2026. Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7.
Current rating
1849
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1815
All-time high
1849
at best
Apr 2026 · age 38
Apr 2026 · age 38
Activity
—
1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#61,760
#61,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
8th Icelandic 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1849
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1849
at age 38
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
2017
47th Icelandic 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 1731
Oct 2017
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Dec 2016
Inactive for 111 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1849
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1839 → 1849
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
2/ 2100.0%
2W0D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsGeir Rognvaldsson1,655·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R7·+9.9
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #41 | 2455 | +10.4 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#199
out of 643 players
Europe
#45,172
in continent
World
#61,759
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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