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Hallmundarson, Birkir
🇮🇸FIDE 2319446· Male· Iceland· Born in 2013
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Birkir Hallmundarson, a 13-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2007 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +141 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bodmot TR 2026 - a-ridill, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 12 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 13 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #28 in U8 and #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2007
Standard
Rpd2000·Blz1890
All-time high
2007
at best
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#498 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
11 entries2026
1st Icelandic U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2007
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 13
May 2026
All-time peak 2007
at age 13
May 2026
6-month rising streak
+192 Elo
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+362 Elo)
1527 → 1889
Feb 2025
1st Icelandic U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1890
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+141
1866 → 2007
Tournaments
14
88 games
Score
43.5/ 8849.4%
39W18D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/5 | #6 | 1928 | -9.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #589 | 2070 | +33.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #247 | 2069 | +6.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #21 | 1960 | +10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 2040 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 1888 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2669 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #14 | 1996 | +37.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2102 | +48.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #5 | 1886 | +12.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOrvar Holm Brynjarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1812
+25 −10 =1
36 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+2 −26 =4
32 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsIngvar Wu Skarphedinsson
🇮🇸ISL·2121
+2 −20 =5
27 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBenedikt Thorisson
🇮🇸ISL·2019
+5 −16 =6
27 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsIdunn HelgadottirWCM
🇮🇸ISL·1842
+8 −16 =2
26 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#110
out of 643 players
Europe
#19,534
in continent
World
#26,431
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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