Meistaramot Skakskola Islands 2025 - Round 5-7
17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 21 Dec 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1899, and top seed was Ingvar Wu Skarphedinsson (🇮🇸 ISL, 2105).
Orvar Holm Brynjarsson (🇮🇸 ISL, 1774) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Idunn Helgadottir (2.0) and Birkir Hallmundarson (2.0). Brynjarsson shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Sigurbjorn Hermannsson (1860) beat Benedikt Thorisson (2070), a +210-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsOrvar Holm Brynjarsson led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 18 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Orvar Holm Brynjarsson never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Orvar Holm Brynjarsson won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orvar Holm Brynjarsson | * | — | — | — |
| 2Ingvar Wu Skarphedinsson | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3WCMIdunn Helgadottir | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Mikael Bjarki Heidarsson | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brynjarsson, Orvar Holm | 1774 | ISL | F | F | F | F | +8N | +4B | +12N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2406 | +34.4 |
| 2 | Helgadottir, IdunnWCM | 1802 | ISL | F | F | F | F | =5N | =10B | +3N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2055 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Hallmundarson, Birkir | 1815 | ISL | F | F | F | F | +14B | +6N | −2B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1893 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Sverrisson, Dagur | 1563 | ISL | F | F | F | F | +9B | −1N | +16N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1690 | +21.2 |
| 5 | Skarphedinsson, Ingvar Wu | 2105 | ISL | F | F | F | F | =2B | +13N | =10B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 2003 | -13.6 |
| 6 | Hermannsson, Sigurbjorn | 1860 | ISL | F | F | F | F | +10N | −3B | +11N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2044 | +28.8 |
| 7 | Heidarsson, Mikael Bjarki | 1951 | ISL | F | F | F | F | +17B | −11N | +13B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1986 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Skulason, Robert Heidar | 1441 | ISL | F | F | F | F | −1B | +17N | =9B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1568 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Einarsson, Gardar Hrafn | 1413 | ISL | F | F | F | F | −4N | +16B | =8N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1519 | +10.0 |
| 10 | Johannsson, Markus Orri | 1872 | ISL | F | F | F | F | −6B | =2N | =5N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1798 | -13.2 |
| 11 | Thorisson, Benedikt | 2070 | ISL | F | F | F | F | −13N | +7B | −6B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1799 | -21.6 |
| 12 | Tran, Anh Hai | 1726 | ISL | F | F | F | F | =15B | =14N | −1B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1607 | -19.2 |
| 13 | Briem, Gudrun FanneyWCM | 1961 | ISL | F | F | F | F | +11B | −5B | −7N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1917 | -7.2 |
| 14 | B. Berglindardottir, Emilia Embla | 1637 | ISL | F | F | F | F | −3N | =12B | =15N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1650 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Eiriksson, Theodor | 1781 | ISL | F | F | F | F | =12N | F | =14B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1684 | -10.8 |
| 16 | Sigurdardottir, Emilia | 1439 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | −4B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 706 | -35.6 |
| 17 | Tomasdottir, Katrin Osk | 1466 | ISL | F | F | F | F | −7N | −8B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 905 | -19.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Helgadottir, IdunnWCMISL+39.22.0 pts · #3
- 2Brynjarsson, Orvar HolmISL+34.43.0 pts · #1
- 3Hermannsson, SigurbjornISL+28.82.0 pts · #6
- 1Sigurdardottir, EmiliaISL-35.60.0 pts · #16
- 2Thorisson, BenediktISL-21.61.0 pts · #10
- 3Tomasdottir, Katrin OskISL-19.60.0 pts · #17
- R7+210 Elo gap
- R5+109 Elo gap