Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10
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58 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 05 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Reykjavik, Iceland. 51 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2577, and top seed was Alexander Donchenko (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2643).
Bjorn Thorfinnsson (🇮🇸 ISL, IM, 2338) won with 4.5/10, ahead of Titas Stremavicius (4.0) and Tomas Laurusas (4.0). Thorfinnsson shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Thorvaldur Logason (2010) beat Jon Viktor Gunnarsson (IM, 2442), a +432-point gap.
Location
🇮🇸Reykjavik, Iceland
Dates
05 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
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 · 10 rounds
Titled players · 51
GM×25
IM×9
FM×13
CM×4
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇸Iceland×41
🇱🇹Lithuania×4
🇬🇧England×3
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇪🇸Spain×2
🇲🇪Montenegro×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇸🇪Sweden×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thorfinnsson, BjornIM | 2338 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +51B | +20B | +57B | =15N | +31B | 4.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 2696 | +19.7 |
| 2 | Stremavicius, TitasGM | 2547 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | =43B | =5N | +40N | +32B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 2651 | +6.6 |
| 3 | Laurusas, TomasGM | 2502 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | =39N | +23B | +50B | =18N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 2609 | +6.3 |
| 4 | Chigaev, MaksimGM | 2637 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =6N | +52B | =10N | +41B | =33N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 2595 | -1.9 |
| 5 | Petrov, NikitaGM | 2582 | MNE | F | F | F | F | F | +43B | =32N | =2B | =22N | +50B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 2536 | -0.3 |
| 6 | Gupta, AbhijeetGM | 2506 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | =4B | +10B | +33N | +52B | F | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.25 | 2851 | +15.6 |
| 7 | Kazakouski, ValeryGM | 2584 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | =37N | =9B | =8N | +21N | =30B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 2645 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Donchenko, AlexanderGM | 2643 | GER | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | +30N | =7B | =37N | =21B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2631 | -0.6 |
| 9 | Santos Latasa, JaimeGM | 2612 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =8N | =7N | =21B | =30N | +37B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 2636 | +1.2 |
| 10 | Pultinevicius, PauliusGM | 2563 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +41B | −6N | =4B | =33B | +52N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2533 | -1.6 |
| 11 | Birkisson, Bardur OrnFM | 2233 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | +50B | =18N | =23N | +39B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 2501 | +37.6 |
| 12 | Ragnarsson, DagurIM | 2369 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =31N | =16B | =19N | +57N | =17B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 2438 | +4.3 |
| 13 | Arngrimsson, DagurIM | 2370 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =25B | −14N | +34B | =38N | +45B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2316 | -2.3 |
| 14 | Petursson, MargeirGM | 2382 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | +13B | +38N | F | −20B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 2476 | +4.9 |
| 15 | Thorhallsson, ThrosturGM | 2396 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +29N | +51N | =24B | =1B | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2464 | +4.0 |
| 16 | Williams, Simon KGM | 2431 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | =12N | +50N | =18B | F | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.75 | 2599 | +8.1 |
| 17 | Gretarsson, Helgi AssGM | 2418 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +57B | +19B | =31N | F | =12N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 2530 | +6.0 |
| 18 | Sulypa, OleksandrGM | 2455 | UKR | F | F | F | F | F | =50N | =23N | =11B | =16N | =3B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2378 | -5.0 |
| 19 | Danielsen, HenrikGM | 2470 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −16B | −17N | =12B | +31N | +29B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2330 | -9.3 |
| 20 | Thorfinnsson, BragiGM | 2362 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =24B | −1N | =51B | =29B | +14N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 2293 | -5.4 |
| 21 | Wadsworth, Matthew JGM | 2522 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | =30N | +37B | =9N | −7B | =8N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 2583 | +4.1 |
| 22 | Briem, BenediktCM | 2222 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | =40N | =32B | =5B | +43N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 2474 | +29.2 |
| 23 | Stefansson, HannesGM | 2416 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =39N | =18B | −3N | =11B | +57N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 2371 | -3.0 |
| 24 | Birkisson, Bjorn HolmCM | 2200 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =20N | −29B | =15N | +51N | =25B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 2322 | +15.8 |
| 25 | Johannsson, Orn LeoFM | 2314 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =13N | =34N | F | +35B | =24N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 2412 | +12.0 |
| 26 | Kjartansson, DavidIM | 2262 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | =38B | =46N | =28B | +51B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 2279 | +2.0 |
| 27 | Gislason, GudmundurFM | 2219 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +44B | =28B | =29N | −47N | =38B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2217 | -5.2 |
| 28 | Johannesson, OliverFM | 2261 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =27N | +44B | =26N | =54N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 2317 | +6.4 |
| 29 | Thorarinsson, Pall A.FM | 2167 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −15B | +24N | =27B | =20N | −19N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 2267 | +12.6 |
| 30 | Oleksiyenko, MykhayloGM | 2569 | UKR | F | F | F | F | F | =21B | −8B | =37N | =9B | =7N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 2502 | -4.7 |
| 31 | Johannsson, Birkir IsakFM | 2221 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =12B | +57N | =17B | −19B | −1N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 2295 | +4.4 |
| 32 | Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIM | 2373 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =40B | =5B | =22N | =43B | −2N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 2376 | +0.7 |
| 33 | Harvey, Marcus RIM | 2438 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +52B | −41N | −6B | =10N | =4B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 2412 | -2.4 |
| 34 | Bjornsson, SigurbjornFM | 2270 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +42N | =25B | −13N | F | =35B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 2316 | +2.1 |
| 35 | Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorIM | 2442 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −48N | =44N | +42B | −25N | =34N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2110 | -19.9 |
| 36 | Heidarsson, Arnar Milutin | 2099 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +53N | +58B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2779 | +13.8 |
| 37 | Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGM | 2502 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =7B | −21N | =30B | =8B | −9N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 2436 | -4.8 |
| 38 | Briem, Stephan | 2166 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =26N | −14B | =13B | =27N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2224 | +7.0 |
| 39 | Olafsson, HelgiGM | 2452 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =23B | =3B | =40B | F | −11N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2303 | -7.9 |
| 40 | Jakubiec, ArturGM | 2425 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | =32N | =22B | =39N | −2B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 2310 | -6.5 |
| 41 | Heimisson, Hilmir FreyrIM | 2307 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | +33B | =52N | −4N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 2428 | +5.5 |
| 42 | Einarsson, Halldor GretarFM | 2174 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −34B | F | −35N | +44N | =46B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 2176 | -0.8 |
| 43 | Hjartarson, JohannGM | 2473 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | =2N | F | =32N | −22B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 2231 | -12.8 |
| 44 | Prudnikov, Andrey | 2133 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −27N | =35B | −28N | −42B | =55N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1981 | -17.8 |
| 45 | Sigurjonsson, Stefan Th. | 2113 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =49B | =53N | −13N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 2066 | -4.6 |
| 46 | Thorsteinsson, ThorsteinnFM | 2217 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =26B | F | =42N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2212 | -0.6 |
| 47 | Arnason, Jon LGM | 2404 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 3056 | +3.0 |
| 48 | Logason, Thorvaldur | 2010 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +35B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 3234 | +36.8 |
| 49 | Ingvason, Johann | 2132 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =45N | =56B | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2237 | +4.6 |
| 50 | O`Donnell, ConorFM | 2292 | IRL | F | F | F | F | F | =18B | −11N | −16B | −3N | −5N | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.25 | 2068 | -24.8 |
| 51 | Ahlander, BjornIM | 2389 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | −15B | =20N | −24B | −26N | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1944 | -25.4 |
| 52 | Kjartansson, GudmundurGM | 2431 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −33N | −4N | =41B | −6N | −10B | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 2124 | -15.2 |
| 53 | Hardarson, Jon TraustiCM | 2069 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −36B | F | F | =45B | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1916 | -7.8 |
| 54 | Johannesson, Ingvar ThorFM | 2258 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =28B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2256 | -0.2 |
| 55 | Runarsson, GunnarCM | 1991 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =44B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2121 | +3.6 |
| 56 | Ulfarsson, Magnus OrnFM | 2357 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =49N | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2145 | -2.7 |
| 57 | Thorhallsson, SimonFM | 2177 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | −31B | −1N | −12B | −23B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 1560 | -33.4 |
| 58 | Hermannsson, Sigurbjorn | 1839 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −36N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1299 | -4.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Birkisson, Bardur OrnFMISL+37.63.0 pts · #10
- 2Logason, ThorvaldurISL+36.81.0 pts · #43
- 3Briem, BenediktCMISL+29.22.5 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Thorhallsson, SimonFMISL-33.40.0 pts · #57
- 2Ahlander, BjornIMSWE-25.40.5 pts · #56
- 3O`Donnell, ConorFMIRL-24.80.5 pts · #55
Biggest upsets
- R6+432 Elo gap
- R10+251 Elo gap
- R10+219 Elo gap