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Brynjarsson, Orvar Holm
🇮🇸FIDE 2321726· Male· Iceland· Born in 2012
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Orvar Holm Brynjarsson, a 14-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1812. He is rising rapidly, having gained +123 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, and Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 8-9. Also played 12 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 14 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently. His peak of 1852 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #2, #4 and #1 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1812
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz1948
All-time high
1852
−40 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,599
#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
2nd Icelandic U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1852
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1852
at age 14 · −40 from today
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Jan 2026
2024
7-month rising streak
+292 Elo
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+392 Elo)
1258 → 1650
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+67
1745 → 1812
Tournaments
10
49 games
Score
25.5/ 4952.0%
26W6D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMagnus Dagur Asbjornsson1,810·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·+22.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #302 | 1772 | -28.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 1812 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | 1322 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #24 | 2669 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #7 | 1875 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2377 | +34.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #170 | 1192 | -8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBirkir Hallmundarson
🇮🇸ISL·2007
+10 −25 =1
36 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMarkus Orri Johannsson
🇮🇸ISL·2010
+6 −15 =4
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+3 −18 =2
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsBrynjar Bjarkason
🇮🇸ISL·1802
+5 −11 =7
23 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJosef Omarsson
🇮🇸ISL·2078
+6 −13 =2
21 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#222
out of 643 players
Europe
#52,681
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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