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Arnason, Einar Agust
🇮🇸FIDE 2305402· Male· Iceland· Born in 1984
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Einar Agust Arnason, a 42-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1796 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between May 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4. Also played 1 blitz event (including Skakkeppni fyrirtaekja og stofnana 2026) recently.
Current rating
1796
Standard
Rpd1772·Blz1762
All-time high
1796
at best
Dec 2025 · age 41
Dec 2025 · age 41
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#77,644
#77,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
13th Icelandic 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1796
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1796
at age 41
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1643 → 1791
Dec 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1796
May 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Jul 2022
11th Icelandic 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1712
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1791 → 1796
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 1987 | +5.0 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#240
out of 643 players
Europe
#56,172
in continent
World
#77,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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