Blonduos Blitz

SwissBlitz

57 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 22 Jun 2025 in Blonduos, Iceland. 22 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2437, and top seed was Zurab Azmaiparashvili (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2608).

Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (🇮🇸 ISL, GM, 2515) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ivan Schitco (7.5) and Hannes Stefansson (7.0). Stefansson shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Nokkvi Holm Brynjarsson (1514) beat Ansgar Barthel (2042), a +528-point gap.

Location

🇮🇸Blonduos, Iceland

Dates

22 Jun 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇪GMZurab Azmaiparashvili2608

Avg top 10

2,437

Participants

Titled players · 22

GM×7

IM×4

FM×4

CM×2

WGM×1

WFM×1

WCM×3

Federations · 7 represented

🇮🇸Iceland×49

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇲🇩Moldova×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇬🇪Georgia×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
GMVignir Vatnar Stefansson
🇮🇸ISL·2515
7.5pts·2623perf+12.9
🥈
GMIvan Schitco
🇲🇩MDA·2435
7.5pts·2577perf+17.0
🥉
GMHannes Stefansson
🇮🇸ISL·2422
7.0pts·2495perf+10.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Stefansson7.5Schitco7.5Thorfinnsson7Stefansson7Sokolov6.5Thorfinnsson6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Stefansson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson lost to GM Ivan Schitco (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMVignir Vatnar Stefansson	*	0	—	1
2GMIvan Schitco	1	*	1	½
3IMBjorn Thorfinnsson	—	0	*	—
4GMHannes Stefansson	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGM	2515	ISL	+11N	+15B	+19N	+6B	+3N	+5B	−2N	=9B	+8N	7.5	50.5	55.5	45.00	2623	+12.9
2	Schitco, IvanGM	2435	MDA	+46B	−12N	+8B	+26N	+25B	+4N	+1B	=3N	+6B	7.5	48.0	51.5	42.50	2577	+17.0
3	Stefansson, HannesGM	2422	ISL	+35N	+10B	+9N	+21B	−1B	+14N	+6N	=2B	=5N	7.0	50.0	54.0	39.50	2495	+10.8
4	Thorfinnsson, BjornIM	2386	ISL	+23N	+41B	+20N	=5B	+12N	−2B	=7N	+19B	+13N	7.0	46.0	49.5	35.75	2444	+9.1
5	Sokolov, IvanGM	2587	NED	+17B	+25N	+14B	=4N	+7B	−1N	=8B	+16N	=3B	6.5	50.0	54.5	37.00	2525	-3.9
6	Gretarsson, Helgi AssGM	2391	ISL	+28B	+26N	+18B	−1N	+22B	+15N	−3B	+21N	−2N	6.0	47.5	52.0	30.00	2344	-2.5
7	Thorfinnsson, BragiGM	2311	ISL	+45B	+27N	=12B	+13N	−5N	+19B	=4B	−8N	+21B	6.0	45.0	48.5	29.75	2371	+8.6
8	Azmaiparashvili, ZurabGM	2608	GEO	=37N	+42B	−2N	+36B	+41N	+12B	=5N	+7B	−1B	6.0	44.5	48.0	27.75	2412	-11.5
9	Skarphedinsson, Ingvar Wu	2195	ISL	+32B	+53N	−3B	−20N	+28B	+29N	+22B	=1N	=16B	6.0	43.5	45.5	27.00	2230	+18.8
10	Ptacnikova, LenkaWGM	2045	ISL	+56B	−3N	+40B	−14N	+32B	+17N	−16B	+38N	+22B	6.0	41.0	42.0	24.00	2122	+21.0
11	Omarsson, Josef	1910	ISL	−1B	+44N	−13N	+51B	+30N	=41B	+26N	=25B	+19N	6.0	38.5	40.5	23.50	2174	+98.8
12	Peycheva, GerganaFM	2119	BUL	+52B	+2B	=7N	+16N	−4B	−8N	−13N	+34B	+25N	5.5	46.5	48.5	27.00	2307	+45.2
13	Ragnarsson, DagurIM	2365	ISL	+40B	−21N	+11B	−7B	+23N	=27N	+12B	+14N	−4B	5.5	44.5	48.5	28.25	2188	-15.5
14	Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIM	2261	ISL	+47N	+31B	−5N	+10B	+21N	−3B	+25N	−13B	=17N	5.5	44.5	46.5	24.75	2232	-2.2
15	Birkisson, Bjorn HolmCM	2165	ISL	+44B	−1N	+28B	+17N	+18B	−6B	−19N	=31B	+30N	5.5	43.0	46.5	25.75	2156	+0.6
16	Thorhallsson, SimonFM	2347	ISL	+43N	−20B	+35N	−12B	+47N	+31B	+10N	−5B	=9N	5.5	41.0	43.0	23.00	2162	-32.2
17	Karason, Halldor Ingi	1918	ISL	−5N	+32B	+57N	−15B	+42N	−10B	+41N	+20B	=14B	5.5	40.0	40.0	19.25	2050	+27.4
18	Karlsson, Agust SFM	2224	ISL	+34N	+36B	−6N	=41B	−15N	−26B	+42N	+43B	+27N	5.5	36.0	39.5	21.75	2070	-26.6
19	Birkisson, Bardur OrnFM	2231	ISL	+54B	+29N	−1B	+24N	+20B	−7N	+15B	−4N	−11B	5.0	46.5	48.5	22.00	2169	-11.6
20	Johannsdottir, Johanna BjorgWCM	1987	ISL	+55B	+16N	−4B	+9B	−19N	−25N	+23B	−17N	+31B	5.0	43.0	44.0	22.00	2138	+27.2
21	Turlej, Lukasz	2009	POL	+48N	+13B	+39N	−3N	−14B	+43B	+27N	−6B	−7N	5.0	42.0	44.0	19.50	2127	+25.2
22	Karason, Askell OIM	2142	ISL	−36N	+33B	+43N	+42B	−6N	+37B	−9N	+35B	−10N	5.0	38.0	41.5	19.50	2022	-23.2
23	Briem, Gudrun FanneyWCM	1868	ISL	−4B	+56N	−25B	+44N	−13B	+32N	−20N	+40B	+37N	5.0	38.0	39.0	17.00	1993	+48.3
24	Barthel, Ansgar	2042	GER	−42N	+34B	+51N	−19B	−43N	+47B	−35N	+29N	+38B	5.0	31.0	33.0	17.00	1876	-33.2
25	Omarsson, AdamCM	2193	ISL	+51N	−5B	+23N	+31B	−2N	+20B	−14B	=11N	−12B	4.5	45.5	47.5	19.50	2103	-38.8
26	Thorsteinsdottir, HallgerdurWFM	2068	ISL	+38N	−6B	+47N	−2B	=37N	+18N	−11B	−30B	+35N	4.5	41.5	43.5	17.50	2074	+2.4
27	Gudmundsson, Gunnar Erik	1995	ISL	+49N	−7B	−36N	+39B	+38N	=13B	−21B	+45N	−18B	4.5	37.5	39.5	16.25	1916	-29.6
28	Gislason, Agust Orn	1887	ISL	−6N	+38B	−15N	+49B	−9N	−36B	+39N	=44B	+41N	4.5	36.5	38.5	15.25	1868	-4.6
29	Dietzsch, Herbert	1982	GER	+30N	−19B	−42N	+34B	+36N	−9B	=43N	−24B	+44N	4.5	36.0	39.5	18.25	1849	-26.8
30	Bjornsson, Bjorn	0	ISL	−29B	+54N	−33B	+45N	−11B	=39B	+46N	+26N	−15B	4.5	36.0	38.0	15.50	1898	0.0
31	Bjornsson, Eirikur K.	1967	ISL	+57B	−14N	+53B	−25N	+40B	−16N	+36B	=15N	−20N	4.5	36.0	36.0	12.75	1975	-2.2
32	Brynjarsson, Orvar Holm	1766	ISL	−9N	−17N	+50B	+35B	−10N	−23B	+55N	=41B	+43N	4.5	35.5	36.5	12.25	1854	+21.7
33	Ragnarsson, Johann	2029	ISL	=39B	−22N	+30N	−37B	−35N	+48B	−34N	+46B	+42N	4.5	33.0	35.0	15.50	1776	-48.0
34	Gunnarsson, Helgi Petur	1770	ISL	−18B	−24N	+56B	−29N	+57B	=46N	+33B	−12N	+45B	4.5	33.0	33.0	10.75	1902	+22.4
35	Helgadottir, IdunnWCM	1890	ISL	−3B	+52N	−16B	−32N	+33B	+44N	+24B	−22N	−26B	4.0	39.5	41.5	15.00	1956	+13.3
36	Stefansson, David	1753	ISL	+22B	−18N	+27B	−8N	−29B	+28N	−31N	−37B	+48B	4.0	38.5	40.5	16.00	1939	+35.2
37	Jonsson, Pall Leo	1959	ISL	=8B	−39N	+46B	+33N	=26B	−22N	−38B	+36N	−23B	4.0	37.0	40.5	17.25	1818	-26.0
38	Briem, Kjartan	1570	ISL	−26B	−28N	+54B	+52N	−27B	+40N	+37N	−10B	−24N	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.00	1838	+51.8
39	Erlendsson Weinert, Robin Peter	1461	ISL	=33N	+37B	−21B	−27N	−45B	=30N	−28B	+55N	+50B	4.0	32.5	33.5	11.50	1657	+39.2
40	Bjornsson, Harald	1831	ISL	−13N	+48B	−10N	+55B	−31N	−38B	+50N	−23N	+49B	4.0	31.0	32.0	7.00	1658	-32.2
41	Bjornsson, Gunnar	1998	ISL	+50B	−4N	+45B	=18N	−8B	=11N	−17B	=32N	−28B	3.5	42.5	44.5	13.50	1881	-24.6
42	Brynjarsson, Nokkvi Holm	1514	ISL	+24B	−8N	+29B	−22N	−17B	=45N	−18B	+52N	−33B	3.5	39.5	41.5	13.25	1817	+99.2
43	Bjarkason, Brynjar	1806	ISL	−16B	+50N	−22B	+57N	+24B	−21N	=29B	−18N	−32B	3.5	37.0	37.0	9.25	1820	-1.0
44	Magnusson, Thorsteinn	1758	ISL	−15N	−11B	+48N	−23B	+55N	−35B	+49N	=28N	−29B	3.5	33.5	34.5	7.25	1699	-13.0
45	Sigurdsson, Thorsteinn G	1793	ISL	−7N	+49B	−41N	−30B	+39N	=42B	+47N	−27B	−34N	3.5	32.5	34.5	9.75	1745	-11.8
46	Arnljotsson, Jon	1899	ISL	−2N	−51B	−37N	+56B	+50N	=34B	−30B	−33N	+55B	3.5	30.0	31.0	6.25	1698	-31.6
47	Ragnarsson, Heimir Pall	1772	ISL	−14B	+55N	−26B	+53N	−16B	−24N	−45B	−48N	F	2.0	29.0	29.0	3.00	1146	-36.6
48	Arnarson, Erlingur	1429	ISL	−21B	−40N	−44B	−54N	F	−33N	+53B	+47B	−36N	2.0	27.0	27.0	4.00	1482	+5.2
49	Arnarson, Fridrik Rafn	0	ISL	−27B	−45N	+52B	−28N	−54B	+53N	−44B	F	−40N	2.0	26.0	26.0	4.00	1496	-15.0
50	Kristbergsson, Bjorgvin	1418	ISL	−41N	−43B	−32N	F	−46B	+57N	−40B	+56B	−39N	2.0	24.0	24.0	1.00	1446	0.0
51	Einarsson, Einar S	1764	ISL	−25B	+46N	−24B	−11N	+53B	F	F	F	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	5.50	1811	+2.6
52	Haraldsson, Thorvaldur Orri	1605	ISL	−12N	−35B	−49N	−38B	+56N	−55B	F	−42B	+57N	2.0	21.0	21.0	1.00	1411	-61.2
53	Ingvarsson, Ari	0	ISL	F	−9B	−31N	−47B	−51N	−49B	−48N	+57B	+56N	2.0	19.5	19.5	1.00	1441	0.0
54	Thorarinsson, Gudmundur	1771	ISL	−19N	−30B	−38N	+48B	+49N	F	F	F	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	1692	-9.0
55	Arnason, Unnar	0	ISL	−20N	−47B	F	−40N	−44B	+52N	−32B	−39B	−46N	1.0	28.5	28.5	2.00	1438	0.0
56	Finnsson, Johann Orn	1524	ISL	−10N	−23B	−34N	−46N	−52B	F	+57B	−50N	−53B	1.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	1013	-17.4
57	FIDE 2335280	0	—	−31N	F	−17B	−43B	−34N	−50B	−56N	−53N	−52B	0.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	965	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Brynjarsson, Nokkvi HolmISL
+99.2
3.5 pts · #32
2Omarsson, JosefISL
+98.8
6.0 pts · #18
3Briem, KjartanISL
+51.8
4.0 pts · #31

Top rating losers

1Haraldsson, Thorvaldur OrriISL
-61.2
2.0 pts · #48
2Ragnarsson, JohannISL
-48.0
4.5 pts · #36
3Omarsson, AdamCMISL
-38.8
4.5 pts · #26

Biggest upsets

R1+528 Elo gap
Brynjarsson, Nokkvi Holm1514 beat Barthel, Ansgar2042
R2+498 Elo gap
Erlendsson Weinert, Robin Peter1461 beat Jonsson, Pall Leo1959
R3+468 Elo gap
Brynjarsson, Nokkvi Holm1514 beat Dietzsch, Herbert1982