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Arnarson, Erlingur
🇮🇸FIDE 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 17 blitz events (including Blonduos Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1484
Standard
Rpd1460·Blz1587
All-time high
1484
at best
Mar 2026 · age 59
Mar 2026 · age 59
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#191,827
#191,827 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1464 → 1484
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
4/ 1723.5%
4W0D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGuenther, Prof. Dr. Kundt1,812·3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65·R6·+17.4
3.[W]vsHelgi Fannar Odinsson1,487·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Round 1-4·R3·+11.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #118 | 1822 | +31.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #51 | 2304 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/8 | #54 | 1095 | -14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDagur Sverrisson
🇮🇸ISL·1608
+2 −10 =0
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBjorgvin Kristbergsson
🇮🇸ISL
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsArnar Ingi Njardarson
🇮🇸ISL·1601
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsThorsteinn Magnusson
🇮🇸ISL·1689
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBrynjar Bjarkason
🇮🇸ISL·1802
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#426
out of 643 players
Europe
#119,700
in continent
World
#191,751
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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