Format
EA
Einarsson, Arnthor
🇮🇸FIDE 2300540· Male· Iceland· Born in 1946
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Arnthor Einarsson, a 80-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2085 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7, Malmo Open 2025 std, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011) and 20 months (2011–2013). His peak of 2265 was reached at age 55 (Jan 2001); he also reached Icelandic #29 in Jul 2008.
Current rating
2085
Standard
Rpd2062·Blz—
All-time high
2265
−180 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 55
Jan 2001 · age 55
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,819 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
100 career games
at age 78
Apr 2024
2022
43rd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2183
Nov 2022
2017
48th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2255
Oct 2017
2016
1st Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2252
Nov 2016
2011
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2238 → returned at 2223
Jul 2011
2010
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2227 → returned at 2238
May 2010
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
2115 → 2085
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
3W3D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsLisseth Acevedo MendezWIM1,846·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R6·+4.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdam OmarssonCM2,086·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R7·-10.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #25 | 1977 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #44 | 2165 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/4 | #51 | 1794 | -27.4 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4 (-27.4 Elo, finished #51).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#76
out of 617 players
Europe
#12,259
in continent
World
#16,819
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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