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Bjornsson, Harald
🇮🇸FIDE 2325306· Male· Iceland· Born in 1984
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Harald Bjornsson, a 42-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1921 — just 29 short of his peak of 1950 (Feb 2026, age 42). He has fluctuated between 1803 and 1950 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7, Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 8-9, and Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7. Also played 10 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 40 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently.
Current rating
1921
Standard
Rpd1886·Blz1887
All-time high
1950
−29 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 42
Feb 2026 · age 42
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,000
#43,000 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
9th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1950
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1950
at age 42 · −29 from today
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Oct 2025
2024
8th Icelandic 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1868
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1691 → 1868
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
1904 → 1921
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
11/ 2250.0%
8W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavid Stefansson1,775·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·-14.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #45 | 1668 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #24 | 1645 | -14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPall Sigurdsson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+22 −21 =4
47 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJohann Ragnarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1995
+14 −27 =1
42 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArnar Ingi Njardarson
🇮🇸ISL·1601
+20 −5 =2
27 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKristinn Bjarnason
🇮🇸ISL·1812
+16 −9 =2
27 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLenka PtacnikovaWGM
🇮🇸ISL·2106
+6 −16 =1
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#150
out of 643 players
Europe
#31,749
in continent
World
#42,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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