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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 20 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). 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 23 rapid (including Atskakkeppni taflfelaga 2025) and 46 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
#146,651
#146,651 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGauti Pall Jonsson
🇮🇸ISL·2131
+1 −65 =4
70 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBjorgvin Kristbergsson
🇮🇸ISL
+65 −4 =1
70 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKristjan Orn Eliasson
🇮🇸ISL·1928
+7 −47 =2
56 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPetur Johannesson
🇮🇸ISL
+39 −2 =1
42 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKristofer Orri Gudmundsson
🇮🇸ISL·1969
+6 −34 =0
40 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#369
out of 643 players
Europe
#98,120
in continent
World
#146,639
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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