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Arnold, Marc
GM🇺🇸INACTIVE · since January 2019FIDE 2022320· Male· United States of America· Born in 1992
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Marc Arnold, a 34-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2517 — just 21 short of his peak of 2538 (Sep 2012, age 20) and ranked 33rd among American players, and 478th worldwide. He plays around 23 rated games per year and took a 63-month break between Sep 2013 and Jan 2019. He reached World #491 in Jan 2013.
Awarded GM in 2012 (age 20), IM in 2009 (age 17), and FM in 2008 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #19 in U20, World #32 in U18, World #32 in U16, World #50 in U14 and World #89 in U12.
Current rating
2517
Standard
Rpd2502·Blz—
All-time high
2538
−21 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 20
Sep 2012 · age 20
Activity
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classical only
Signature stat
#33
#33 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
22 entries2019
Inactive for 88 months
paused at 2517 → still inactive
Jan 2019
2013
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 2524 → returned at 2517
Sep 2013
500 career games
at age 21
Aug 2013
Peak American rank: #32
at age 21 · rated 2538
Apr 2013
Peak World rank: #491
at age 21 · rated 2538
Jan 2013
2012
GM title awardedGM
at age 20 · 83rd FIDE Congress 2012
Nov 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2517 → 2517
Most-Played Opponents
vsMackenzie MolnerGM
🇺🇸USA·2458
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Aug 2012
View head-to-head →
vsAngelo YoungIM
🇵🇭PHI·2119
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Apr 2012
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vsSam ShanklandGM
🇺🇸USA·2647
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Jun 2013
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vsRobert HessGM
🇺🇸USA·2591
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met May 2013
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vsDarwin YangGM
🇺🇸USA·2482
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jun 2012
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Rankings
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United States of America
#42
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#84
in continent
World
#655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
United States of America
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