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Arnarson, David
🇮🇸FIDE 2315238· Male· Iceland· Born in 1989
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David Arnarson, a 37-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1702 — just 8 short of his peak of 1710 (Nov 2024, age 35). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 29-month break between Dec 2018 and Jun 2021 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7 and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4.
Current rating
1702
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1720
All-time high
1710
−8 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 35
Nov 2024 · age 35
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#109,261
#109,261 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
12th Icelandic 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1709
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+207 Elo)
1503 → 1710
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1710
at age 35 · −8 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
2022
62nd Icelandic 20-35 player
at age 33 · rated 1506
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1532 → returned at 1506
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1709 → 1702
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsThorlakur Magnusson1,869·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Rounds 5-7·R7·+8.9
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 1869 | +8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #67 | 1002 | -14.8 |
Rankings
/
Iceland
#313
out of 643 players
Europe
#76,742
in continent
World
#109,258
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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