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BJ
Bjornsson, Julius
🇮🇸FIDE 2317966· Male· Iceland· Born in 1973
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Julius Bjornsson, a 53-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1963. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Nov 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. His peak of 2030 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2024); he also reached Icelandic #96 in Oct 2024.
Current rating
1963
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1910
All-time high
2030
−67 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 51
Apr 2024 · age 51
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,038
#34,038 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2010 → returned at 1977
Nov 2024
Peak Icelandic rank: #96
at age 51 · rated 2030
Oct 2024
15th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2030
Jun 2024
All-time peak 2030
at age 51 · −67 from today
Apr 2024
2023
13th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2026
Dec 2023
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1947 → 2028
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
2010 → 1963
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
1.5/ 721.4%
0W3D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMatthias Bjorgvin Kjartansson1,937·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·-11.1
2.[L]vsGudlaug ThorsteinsdottirWFM2,011·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·-9.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #29 | 1814 | -13.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/4 | #53 | 1642 | -33.4 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4 (-33.4 Elo, finished #53).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#125
out of 617 players
Europe
#25,169
in continent
World
#34,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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