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EA
Einarsson, Arnthor
๐ฎ๐ธFIDE 2300540ยท Maleยท Icelandยท 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 (โ5/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 (2010โ2011) and 20 months (2011โ2013). His peak of 2265 was reached at age 55 (Jan 2001); he also reached Icelandic #29 in Jul 2008.
Current rating
2085
Standard
Rpd2062ยทBlzโ
All-time high
2265
โ180 pts below
Jan 2001 ยท age 55
Jan 2001 ยท age 55
Activity
11
games / yr avg. ยท โ1/mo
11 past 12 mo ยท โ1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,854 ยท players worldwide ยท of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
100 career games
at age 78
Apr 2024
2022
43rd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 ยท rated 2183
Nov 2022
2017
48th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 ยท rated 2255
Sep 2017
2016
1st Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 70 ยท rated 2252
Nov 2016
2011
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2238 โ returned at 2223
Jul 2011
2010
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2227 โ returned at 2238
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
2115 โ 2085
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
3W3D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months โ tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | ฮ 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
#78
out of 643 players
Europe
#12,274
in continent
World
#16,854
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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