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Halldorsson, Jon Arni
CM🇮🇸FIDE 2301075· Male· Iceland· Born in 1962
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Jon Arni Halldorsson, a 64-year-old Icelandic Candidate Master, is rated 2072 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Nov 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) recently. His peak of 2222 was reached at age 50 (Dec 2012); he also reached Icelandic #39 in Jan 2002.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 63).
Current rating
2072
Standard
Rpd2082·Blz2002
All-time high
2222
−150 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 50
Dec 2012 · age 50
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,193 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 63
Jul 2025
2024
7th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2084
Nov 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2084 → returned at 2072
Nov 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 57
Nov 2019
7th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2163
Apr 2019
2015
500 career games
at age 53
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
2084 → 2072
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsIdunn HelgadottirWCM1,852·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R1·+4.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsArnar Milutin Heidarsson2,072·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4·R2·-10.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #25 | 1981 | -11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThorvardur Olafsson
🇮🇸ISL·2053
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsDavid KjartanssonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2251
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsHjorvar Steinn GretarssonGM
🇮🇸ISL·2494
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsTomas BjornssonFM
🇮🇸ISL·2163
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#84
out of 643 players
Europe
#13,311
in continent
World
#18,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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