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Bjarkason, Brynjar
🇮🇸FIDE 2322455· Male· Iceland· Born in 1979
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Brynjar Bjarkason, a 47-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1802 — just 13 short of his peak of 1815 (Apr 2026, age 47). He has fluctuated between 1778 and 1815 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 6-7, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, and Skamot odlinga 2026 Rounds 3-5. Also played 3 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 18 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1802
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1764
All-time high
1815
−13 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 47
Apr 2026 · age 47
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#75,757
#75,757 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
22nd Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1815
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 47
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1815
at age 47 · −13 from today
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 46
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1609 → 1780
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 44
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
1791 → 1802
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
3W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSteinn Gudmundsson1,793·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R2·-9.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #15 | 1146 | -13.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #43 | 1761 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 2023 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2055 | +14.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #101 | 1921 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #62 | 993 | -10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOrvar Holm Brynjarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1812
+11 −5 =7
23 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsLenka PtacnikovaWGM
🇮🇸ISL·2106
+3 −13 =0
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsIdunn HelgadottirWCM
🇮🇸ISL·1842
+6 −7 =3
16 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+2 −13 =0
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+4 −10 =1
15 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#233
out of 643 players
Europe
#54,852
in continent
World
#75,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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