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Arnalds, Stefan
🇮🇸FIDE 2304821· Male· Iceland· Born in 1972
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Stefan Arnalds, a 54-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1809. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 14 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Vignir Vatnar open 2026) recently. His peak of 2052 was reached at age 44 (Nov 2016); he also reached Icelandic #90 in Apr 2009.
Current rating
1809
Standard
Rpd1939·Blz1863
All-time high
2052
−243 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 44
Nov 2016 · age 44
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#73,524
#73,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
1798 → 1854
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Mar 2024
2023
21st Icelandic 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1873
Jan 2023
2022
23rd Icelandic 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1900
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1920 → returned at 1902
Nov 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 45
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1829 → 1809
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
8.5/ 2337.0%
5W7D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsKristjan Edvardsson2,205·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7·R7·+8.0
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsSteinn Gudmundsson1,793·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R3·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #249 | 1750 | -12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #32 | 2096 | +12.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #19 | 1790 | -5.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/7 | #567 | 1770 | -15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOskar Long Einarsson
🇮🇸ISL·1806
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsSigurdur Eiriksson
🇮🇸ISL·1793
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsHilmir Freyr HeimissonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2338
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAskell O KarasonIM
🇮🇸ISL·2135
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#228
out of 643 players
Europe
#53,324
in continent
World
#73,523
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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