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Loftsson, Arnaldur
🇮🇸FIDE 2302870· Male· Iceland· Born in 1970
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Arnaldur Loftsson, a 56-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 2013 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Nov 2021 and Nov 2023. Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7. Also played 1 rapid (including Pressukeppni i skak - Agust 2025 B-flokkur) and 2 blitz events (including Rikhardsmotid - jolahradsmot TR 2025) recently. He reached Icelandic #92 in Nov 2025.
Current rating
2013
Standard
Rpd1917·Blz1979
All-time high
2013
at best
Apr 2026 · age 56
Apr 2026 · age 56
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#25,516
#25,516 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
16th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2013
May 2026
All-time peak 2013
at age 56
Apr 2026
2025
Peak Icelandic rank: #92
at age 55 · rated 2005
Nov 2025
2024
16th Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2003
Nov 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 54
Nov 2024
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 1979
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
2005 → 2013
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsArni Bodvarsson1,958·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R6·+8.4
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2758 | +8.4 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#104
out of 617 players
Europe
#18,836
in continent
World
#25,516
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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