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Njardarson, Arnar Ingi
🇮🇸FIDE 2310015· Male· Iceland· Born in 1997
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Arnar Ingi Njardarson, a 29-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1601 — just 22 short of his peak of 1623 (Feb 2026, age 29). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 19 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 8-9, and Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 1-7. Also played 26 rapid (including Minningarmot um Gunnar og Otto - Umferdir 5-8) and 51 blitz events (including Vignir Vatnar open 2026) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2018 and Oct 2019.
Current rating
1601
Standard
Rpd1603·Blz1800
All-time high
1623
−22 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 29
Feb 2026 · age 29
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#146,007
#146,007 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1623
at age 29 · −22 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+291 Elo)
1300 → 1591
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 27
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 27
Mar 2024
2020
63rd Icelandic 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 1300
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1602 → 1601
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
7W1D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHermann Adalsteinsson1,723·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R1·+13.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #153 | 2455 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #39 | 962 | -13.4 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#366
out of 617 players
Europe
#97,735
in continent
World
#145,995
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iceland
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Europe
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World
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