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Thorsteinsson, Arnar

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FIDEFIDE 2300524· Male· Iceland· Born in 1967

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Arnar Thorsteinsson, a 59-year-old Icelandic Candidate Master, is rated 2192 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Apr 2002 and Jul 2003. Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Hradskakmot taflfelaga 2026) recently. His peak of 2289 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2005); he also reached Icelandic #22 in Jan 2001.

Awarded CM in 2017 (age 50).

Current rating

2192

Standard

Rpd2182·Blz2241

All-time high

2289

−97 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 38

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#8,624 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2023
5th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2232
Oct 2023
2022
3rd Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2228
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Apr 2022
2017
7th Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2206
Nov 2017
CM title awardedCM
at age 50
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Markus Orri Johannsson 1,990
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4 · Nov 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-7
2199 → 2192
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
1W3D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/2#382088-5.2
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/2#282162-1.6

Rankings

/
Iceland
#44
out of 643 players
Europe
#6,065
in continent
World
#8,624
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
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2,540
2
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2,502
3
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2,467
4
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2,466
5
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2,447
6
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2,420
7
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2,419
8
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
9
🇮🇸Thorsteins, KarlFollow Karl ThorsteinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
10
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2,404
...
44🇮🇸Thorsteinsson, Arnar2,192
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
...
6065🇮🇸Thorsteinsson, Arnar2,192
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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8624🇮🇸Thorsteinsson, Arnar2,192