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Gunnhallsson, Arngrimur
🇮🇸FIDE 2302853· Male· Iceland· Born in 1961
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Arngrimur Gunnhallsson, a 65-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2101 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2017–2018) and 28 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7. His peak of 2145 was reached at age 54 (Oct 2015); he also reached Icelandic #63 in Sep 2023.
Current rating
2101
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2101
All-time high
2145
−44 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 54
Oct 2015 · age 54
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,309 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2023
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2119 → returned at 2101
Nov 2023
Peak Icelandic rank: #63
at age 62 · rated 2125
Sep 2023
4th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2125
Sep 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Nov 2022
2020
11th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2129
Oct 2020
2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2134 → returned at 2139
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
2119 → 2101
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsJohann Arnar Finnsson1,954·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R7·+12.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsEirikur K. Bjornsson1,952·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7·R5·-28.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 1953 | -18.0 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7 (-18.0 Elo, finished #35).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#75
out of 617 players
Europe
#11,124
in continent
World
#15,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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| 75 | 2,101 | |
Europe
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World
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