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Birgisson, Hilmar Freyr
🇮🇸FIDE 2322943· Male· Iceland· Born in 1993
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Hilmar Freyr Birgisson, a 33-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1613. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Heradsmot HSTH 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 1706 was reached at age 32 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1613
Standard
Rpd1721·Blz1712
All-time high
1706
−93 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 32
Apr 2025 · age 32
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#142,014
#142,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1706
at age 32 · −93 from today
Apr 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+341 Elo)
1301 → 1642
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 31
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 31
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-57
1670 → 1613
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
4.5/ 1530.0%
5W1D9L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDagur Sverrisson1,526·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R5·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/7 | #381 | 1604 | -31.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #62 | 1475 | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #182 | 1683 | -19.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKristjan Ingi Smarason
🇮🇸ISL·1751
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSmari Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1790
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSigurbjorn Asmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1562
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHermann Adalsteinsson
🇮🇸ISL·1717
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGulyas Adam Ferenc
🇮🇸ISL·1743
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#364
out of 643 players
Europe
#95,679
in continent
World
#142,004
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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