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Arnason, Jon L
GM🇮🇸FIDE 2300036· Male· Iceland· Born in 1960
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Jon L Arnason, a 66-year-old Icelandic Grandmaster, is rated 2407 and ranked 9th among Icelandic players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 41 months (2005–2009), 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 14 months (2022–2023) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10. His peak of 2528 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2001, World #328 at the time); he spent 34 months in Icelandic top 5, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 41).
Current rating
2407
Standard
Rpd2421·Blz2319
All-time high
2528
−121 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 41
Jan 2001 · age 41
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Icelandic players · of 441
34 months in National top 5 (2001–2012)
34 months in National top 5 (2001–2012)
Career timeline
26 entries2026
19th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2407
Apr 2026
2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2404 → returned at 2407
Mar 2025
2022
35th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 62 · rated 2419
Jul 2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2419 → returned at 2421
Jul 2022
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2410 → returned at 2412
Nov 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 57
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2404 → 2407
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
1/ 911.1%
4W5D0L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGudmundur GislasonFM2,219·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10·R9·+2.5
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 3019 | +3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHjorvar Steinn GretarssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2494
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsGudmundur KjartanssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2399
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsThrostur ThorhallssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2392
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsIngvar Thor JohannessonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2260
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsHelgi OlafssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2439
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2016
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#9
out of 617 players
Europe
#972
in continent
World
#1,549
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 9 | 2,407 | |
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Europe
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World
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| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
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| 1549 | 2,407 | |