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Arnarson, Erlingur

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FIDEFIDE 2329867· Male· Iceland· Born in 1967

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Erlingur Arnarson, a 59-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1484 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4, and EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus. Also played 1 rapid (including Minningarmot um Gunnar og Otto - Umferdir 5-8) and 19 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently.

Current rating

1484

Standard

Rpd1460·Blz1587

All-time high

1484

at best
Mar 2026 · age 59

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#190,651

#190,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+46 Elo)
1438 → 1484
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1484
at age 59
Mar 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
May 2025
2024
47th Icelandic 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1453
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Apr 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 57
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Icelandic Open - Icelandic Chess Championship 2025
perf 1769 (+305) · 2/5 · #37
Top opponent
vs Guenther Kundt 1,812
3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65 · Feb 2026 · +17.4 Elo
Evolution
+20
1464 → 1484
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
6/ 2524.0%
6W0D19L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/4#1181822+31.4
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4
Team
Nov 20252/2#512304+3.8
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus
Open Swiss
Sep 20250/8#541095-14.8
Icelandic Open - Icelandic Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20252/5#371769-0.2

Rankings

/
Iceland
#421
out of 617 players
Europe
#118,965
in continent
World
#190,570
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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2
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3
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2,466
3
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2,466
5
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2,439
6
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2,420
7
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2,414
8
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2,409
9
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2,407
10
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2,399
...
421🇮🇸Arnarson, Erlingur1,484
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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118965🇮🇸Arnarson, Erlingur1,484
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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190570🇮🇸Arnarson, Erlingur1,484