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Jon Loftur Arnason
Number of games in database: 321
Years covered: 1973 to 2005
Last FIDE rating: 2502
Highest rating achieved in database: 2555
Overall record: +77 -91 =152 (47.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (67)      B83 B92 B93 B84 B42  Ruy Lopez (20)      C82 C91 C78 C67 C76  Caro-Kann (18)      B17 B18 B16 B14 B12  Sicilian Najdorf (17)      B92 B93 B90 B91  Sicilian Scheveningen (15)      B83 B84 B82  King's Gambit Accepted (15)      C36 C34 C33 C35	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (45)      B90 B82 B83 B45 B93  Queen's Indian (23)      E12 E15 E13 E17 E16  Nimzo Indian (15)      E48 E20 E32 E22 E21  Sicilian Najdorf (15)      B90 B93 B92  English, 1 c4 e5 (11)      A20 A29 A22 A21  Modern Benoni (9)      A77 A63 A65 A60 A70

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J L Arnason vs Dreev, 1990 1-0
   J L Arnason vs Nunn, 1990 1-0
   Zsuzsa Polgar vs J L Arnason, 1989 0-1
   Korchnoi vs J L Arnason, 1987 0-1

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JON LOFTUR ARNASON (born Nov-13-1960) Iceland [what is this?] Jón Loftur Árnason was awarded the IM title in 1979 and became a GM in 1986. He was World Under 16 Champion in 1977 and Icelandic champion in the same year. He won the national championship again in 1982 and 1988. He also won 1st prizes at Husavik 1985 and Plovdiv 1986 and tied for 1st at Helsinki 1986. Wikipedia article: J%C3%B3n Loftur %C3%81rnason

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 321  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. DeFirmian vs J L Arnason   0-1 31 1973 Bunadarbanka (Iceland) C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 2. J L Arnason vs J Kristinsson   ½-½ 19 1973 It C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense 3. Dolmatov vs J L Arnason   1-0 44 1977 EU-ch 7778 U20 B40 Sicilian 4. J L Arnason vs K Mokry   1-0 41 1977 EU-ch 7778 U20 B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 5. J L Arnason vs Kasparov 0-1 40 1977 Cagnes sur mer B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 6. J L Arnason vs Miles 0-1 50 1978 Reykjavik B42 Sicilian, Kan 7. J L Arnason vs Smejkal   ½-½ 52 1978 Reykjavik B06 Robatsch 8. J L Arnason vs E Raaste   ½-½ 51 1978 Telechess ol1 7778 C16 French, Winawer 9. Lombardy vs J L Arnason   1-0 37 1978 It (open) B33 Sicilian 10. J L Arnason vs K Mokry   ½-½ 31 1978 Bohemians B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 11. J L Arnason vs G Kuzmin   1-0 23 1978 Reykjavik Iceland ch C34 King's Gambit Accepted 12. G Bordonada vs J L Arnason 1-0 33 1978 Buenos Aires ol (Men) B33 Sicilian 13. J L Arnason vs Larsen 0-1 27 1978 Reykjavik C34 King's Gambit Accepted 14. J L Arnason vs Filip   ½-½ 41 1979 Rubinstein Mem C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation 15. Vasiukov vs J L Arnason   1-0 74 1979 Prague Bohemians C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation 16. J L Arnason vs A Planinc 1-0 17 1979 Rubinstein mem C78 Ruy Lopez 17. Jansa vs J L Arnason 1-0 37 1979 Polanica Zdroj C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 18. J L Arnason vs P Ostberg   ½-½ 33 1979 Nordic-ch C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 19. J L Arnason vs J Ambroz   ½-½ 39 1979 Prague Bohemians C19 French, Winawer, Advance 20. G Timoshchenko vs J L Arnason   ½-½ 41 1979 Rubinstein mem B41 Sicilian, Kan 21. J L Arnason vs Vasiukov   ½-½ 72 1980 Reykjavik B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation 22. J L Arnason vs Petursson   0-1 59 1980 Reykjavik C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 23. L Shamkovich vs J L Arnason   0-1 22 1980 Lone Pine B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 24. J L Arnason vs R Byrne   0-1 54 1980 Reykjavik B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. J L Arnason vs Jansa   1-0 37 1980 Sochi B83 Sicilian  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 321    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Arnason wins | Arnason loses

Aug-03-04    Helloween: A truly creative player. Many of his games contain interesting and unique ideas. Often, he likes to initiate wild tactical struggles. He has victories over former world championship challengers Korchnoi and Short, has drawn former world champions Petrosian and Karpov, and has many other impressive games against top GMs. He has over 30 years of tournament experience under his belt. Dec-21-04    Benzol: Jon Loftur Arnason Born 13th November 1960 He became an IM in 1979 and was Icelandic champion and World under-16 champion in 1979. Dec-21-04    WMD: <Icelandic champion and World under-16 champion in 1979> Should be 1977. Dec-21-04    Benzol: <WMD> Thanks, I should have picked up that one up myself. Please feel free to correct any mistakes in these biographical postings. May-06-05    PivotalAnorak: Did he also give up chess to become a lawyer, just like his colleagues Johann Hjartarson and Margeir Petursson ? Too bad for Icelandic chess, but hey it's their choice. Dec-20-05    karlth: He is a business graduate. Of the first 6 first Icelandic grandmasters 4 are laywers. Nov-14-08    BIDMONFA: Jon Loftur Arnason ARNASON, Jon L. http://www.bidmonfa.com/arnason_jon... _ Nov-14-08    mikhs: <Jon Loftur Arnason born 1960 was awarded the IM title in 1979 and became a GM in 1986. He was also World Under 16 Champion in 1977> That makes him 17 years old at that time...How could he have won the "Under 16" world championship? Nov-14-08    plang: <That makes him 17 years old at that time...How could he have won the "Under 16" world championship?> There was a special accomodation made as he was young for his age. Aug-12-10    Xeroxx: Whats the deal with Iceland and chess? Jun-24-11    Dionysius1: <Xeroxx> Long knights perhaps? Nov-04-11    Xeroxx: How long is the knight? Jan-24-12    galdur: GMs Helgi Olafsson and Jon L. Arnason http://www.dv.is/blogg/skaklandid/2...

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