Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5
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59 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland. 50 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2551, and top seed was Anton Demchenko (🇸🇮 SLO, GM, 2620).
Gudmundur Gislason (🇮🇸 ISL, FM, 2219) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Bragi Thorfinnsson (4.5) and Hannes Stefansson (4.5).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ingvar Thor Johannesson (FM, 2258) beat Tomas Laurusas (GM, 2502), a +244-point gap.
Location
🇮🇸Reykjavik, Iceland
Dates
13 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
League · 5 rounds
Titled players · 50
GM×21
IM×10
FM×14
CM×5
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇸Iceland×42
🇺🇸United States of America×3
🇬🇧England×3
🇩🇰Denmark×2
🇱🇹Lithuania×2
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇲🇪Montenegro×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gislason, GudmundurFM | 2219 | ISL | +19B | =15N | +34N | +38B | +17B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 10.00 | 2560 | +36.8 |
| 2 | Thorfinnsson, BragiGM | 2362 | ISL | +37B | +27B | +8N | =41N | +42B | 4.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.50 | 2644 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Stefansson, HannesGM | 2416 | ISL | +27N | +24B | =21N | +35B | +43N | 4.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 2637 | +10.5 |
| 4 | Hardaway, BrewingtonGM | 2522 | USA | +46N | +47B | +20N | =30B | +25N | 4.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.50 | 2778 | +12.7 |
| 5 | Santos Latasa, JaimeGM | 2612 | ESP | =14B | =12B | +36N | +50B | =13N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2664 | +3.5 |
| 6 | Chasin, NicoGM | 2512 | USA | +7B | +57N | =16B | −32N | +26B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2504 | +0.3 |
| 7 | Williams, Simon KGM | 2431 | ENG | −6N | +21B | +26B | =24N | +35N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 2457 | +2.1 |
| 8 | Danielsen, HenrikGM | 2470 | ISL | +28B | =45N | −2B | +37N | +41B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2409 | -3.1 |
| 9 | Thybo, Jesper SondergaardGM | 2568 | DEN | F | +29B | =22N | +31N | +23B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 2804 | +9.7 |
| 10 | Johannsson, Birkir IsakFM | 2221 | ISL | +15B | +41B | F | =19N | +28B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.25 | 2638 | +39.0 |
| 11 | Hjartarson, JohannGM | 2473 | ISL | F | =20B | +25N | +56B | +30N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 2733 | +10.8 |
| 12 | Kazakouski, ValeryGM | 2584 | LTU | =13B | =5N | =14B | +36B | =50N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 2593 | +0.8 |
| 13 | Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGM | 2502 | ISL | =12N | =39B | +50N | =14N | =5B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2621 | +8.1 |
| 14 | Demchenko, AntonGM | 2620 | SLO | =5N | +50B | =12N | =13B | =36N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2585 | -2.1 |
| 15 | Johannesson, OliverFM | 2261 | ISL | −10N | =1B | =33N | +55N | +58B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 2218 | -5.0 |
| 16 | Laurusas, TomasGM | 2502 | LTU | +32B | =46B | =6N | +26N | −24B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 2413 | -4.8 |
| 17 | Birkisson, Bjorn HolmCM | 2200 | ISL | +59N | −34N | +42N | +33B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2196 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Bjornsson, SigurbjornFM | 2270 | ISL | F | =28N | =19B | +34B | +38N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.25 | 2399 | +6.9 |
| 19 | Arngrimsson, DagurIM | 2370 | ISL | −1N | +42B | =18N | =10B | =34N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 2182 | -12.0 |
| 20 | Bogdanov, EgorGM | 2510 | UKR | =44N | =11N | −4B | =25B | +51N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 2398 | -7.3 |
| 21 | Ragnarsson, DagurIM | 2369 | ISL | −35N | −7N | =3B | +43B | +45N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 2273 | -6.0 |
| 22 | Petrov, NikitaGM | 2582 | MNE | =29B | =23N | =9B | +44N | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2530 | -2.4 |
| 23 | Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIM | 2373 | ISL | +36B | =22B | =44N | =29B | −9N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 2477 | +6.8 |
| 24 | Johannesson, Ingvar ThorFM | 2258 | ISL | −26N | −3N | =35B | =7B | +16N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 2278 | +1.6 |
| 25 | O`Donnell, ConorFM | 2292 | IRL | +47N | =32B | −11B | =20N | −4B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 2379 | +10.6 |
| 26 | Thorhallsson, SimonFM | 2177 | ISL | +24B | +35N | −7N | −16B | −6N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 2313 | +14.6 |
| 27 | Thorfinnsson, BjornIM | 2338 | ISL | −3B | −2N | F | +45B | +37B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 2285 | -2.7 |
| 28 | Johannsson, Orn LeoFM | 2314 | ISL | −8N | =18B | +41B | =42N | −10N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 2190 | -16.8 |
| 29 | Grieve, HarryIM | 2491 | ENG | =22N | −9N | −31B | =23N | +44B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 2379 | -7.6 |
| 30 | Ostrovskiy, AleksandrIM | 2366 | USA | F | =31B | +51N | =4N | −11B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 2454 | +4.8 |
| 31 | Jakubiec, ArturGM | 2425 | POL | =51B | =30N | +29N | −9B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 2455 | +1.6 |
| 32 | Jacobsen, Mikkel ManosriFM | 2306 | DEN | −16N | =25N | −47B | +6B | =46N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 2368 | +7.4 |
| 33 | Prudnikov, Andrey | 2133 | ISL | =52B | −38N | =15B | −17N | +55B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 2050 | -11.6 |
| 34 | Sigurjonsson, Stefan Th. | 2113 | ISL | F | +17B | −1B | −18N | =19B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 2178 | +5.8 |
| 35 | Briem, BenediktCM | 2222 | ISL | +21B | −26B | =24N | −3N | −7B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 2181 | -5.8 |
| 36 | Harvey, Marcus RIM | 2438 | ENG | −23N | +44B | −5B | −12N | =14B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 2350 | -6.0 |
| 37 | Birkisson, Bardur OrnFM | 2233 | ISL | −2N | =43N | +45B | −8B | −27N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 2144 | -12.4 |
| 38 | Omarsson, Josef | 2025 | ISL | =54B | +33B | −40N | −1N | −18B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 2011 | -5.2 |
| 39 | Pakleza, ZbigniewGM | 2496 | POL | +50B | =13N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 2660 | +4.2 |
| 40 | Briem, Stephan | 2166 | ISL | =53B | F | +38B | F | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 2218 | +2.4 |
| 41 | Kjartansson, DavidIM | 2262 | ISL | =42B | −10N | −28N | =2B | −8N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 2051 | -13.1 |
| 42 | Omarsson, AdamCM | 2086 | ISL | =41N | −19N | −17B | =28B | −2N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 2062 | -6.0 |
| 43 | Thorarinsson, Pall A.FM | 2167 | ISL | =45N | =37B | F | −21N | −3B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 2093 | -8.0 |
| 44 | Heimisson, Hilmir FreyrIM | 2307 | ISL | =20B | −36N | =23B | −22B | −29N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 2239 | -4.0 |
| 45 | Skarphedinsson, Ingvar Wu | 2127 | ISL | =43B | =8B | −37N | −27N | −21B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 2075 | -14.0 |
| 46 | Olafsson, HelgiGM | 2452 | ISL | −4B | =16N | F | F | =32B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 2318 | -5.3 |
| 47 | Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorIM | 2442 | ISL | −25B | −4N | +32N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 2248 | -7.7 |
| 48 | Jonsson, Gauti Pall | 2121 | ISL | F | F | F | +52B | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2932 | +10.4 |
| 49 | Thorsteinsson, ThorsteinnFM | 2217 | ISL | F | F | +55B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2791 | +4.2 |
| 50 | Kjartansson, GudmundurGM | 2431 | ISL | −39N | −14N | −13B | −5N | =12B | 0.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 2197 | -11.2 |
| 51 | Thorhallsson, ThrosturGM | 2396 | ISL | =31N | F | −30B | F | −20B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 2161 | -8.4 |
| 52 | Ingvason, Johann | 2132 | ISL | =33N | F | F | −48N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1934 | -10.4 |
| 53 | Fridgeirsson, Dagur Andri | 2024 | ISL | =40N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2166 | +3.8 |
| 54 | Logason, Thorvaldur | 2010 | ISL | =38N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2025 | +0.8 |
| 55 | Runarsson, GunnarCM | 1991 | ISL | F | F | −49N | −15B | −33N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1404 | -13.8 |
| 56 | Gretarsson, Helgi AssGM | 2418 | ISL | F | F | F | −11N | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1673 | -4.2 |
| 57 | Ulfarsson, Magnus OrnFM | 2357 | ISL | F | −6B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1712 | -2.9 |
| 58 | Jonasson, BenediktFM | 2164 | ISL | F | F | F | F | −15N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1461 | -7.4 |
| 59 | Hardarson, Jon TraustiCM | 2069 | ISL | −17B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1400 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Johannsson, Birkir IsakFMISL+39.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Gislason, GudmundurFMISL+36.84.5 pts · #3
- 3Thorfinnsson, BragiGMISL+14.84.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Johannsson, Orn LeoFMISL-16.82.0 pts · #24
- 2Skarphedinsson, Ingvar WuISL-14.01.0 pts · #49
- 3Runarsson, GunnarCMISL-13.80.0 pts · #58
Biggest upsets
- R5+244 Elo gap
- R4+206 Elo gap
- R1+151 Elo gap