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Arnason, Asgeir T
🇮🇸FIDE 2300427· Male· Iceland· Born in 1957
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Asgeir T Arnason, a 69-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2178 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 51 months (2007–2011), 18 months (2013–2014), 16 months (2014–2016) and 83 months (2017–2024). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7. His peak of 2270 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001); he also reached Icelandic #39 in Apr 2024.
Current rating
2178
Standard
Rpd2177·Blz—
All-time high
2270
−92 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44
Jan 2001 · age 44
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,393 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
2nd Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2199
Oct 2024
Peak Icelandic rank: #39
at age 67 · rated 2199
Apr 2024
2018
6th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2200
Mar 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Apr 2017
Inactive for 83 months
paused at 2200 → returned at 2199
Apr 2017
2014
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2204 → returned at 2198
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
2163 → 2178
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsHalldor Palsson1,987·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R7·+5.0
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 1987 | +15.2 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#43
out of 617 players
Europe
#6,639
in continent
World
#9,393
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 43 | 2,178 | |
Europe
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World
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