Skakthing Reykjavikur Round 8-9
Open SwissStandard
44 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 04 Feb 2026 in Reykjavik, Iceland. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2160, and top seed was Dagur Ragnarsson (🇮🇸 ISL, IM, 2363).
Halldor Gretar Einarsson (🇮🇸 ISL, FM, 2170) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Birkir Hallmundarson (2.0) and Sigurdur Pall Gudnyjarson (2.0). Einarsson shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Birkir Hallmundarson (1827) beat Julius Fridjonsson (2050), a +223-point gap.
Location
🇮🇸Reykjavik, Iceland
Dates
01 Feb 2026 → 04 Feb 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
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×1
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇸Iceland×44
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 7 players tied at 2.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 55 co-leaders at R4 to 7 at the finish.
Co-leaders
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
18
7
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
7 players finish on 2.0/9. Einarsson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Einarsson, Halldor GretarFM | 2170 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | +15B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2725 | +8.2 |
| 2 | Hallmundarson, Birkir | 1827 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +19B | +29N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2655 | +34.8 |
| 3 | Gudnyjarson, Sigurdur Pall | 1872 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26N | +13B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2553 | +28.8 |
| 4 | Birkisson, Bardur OrnFM | 2221 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | +32N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2818 | +11.0 |
| 5 | Ragnarsson, DagurIM | 2363 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +35B | +31N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2973 | +5.0 |
| 6 | Sigurdardottir, Emilia | 1405 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +36B | +33N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2257 | +21.2 |
| 7 | Ingvason, Johann | 2122 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +40B | +35N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2844 | +16.2 |
| 8 | Olafsson, Olafur Orn | 1726 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | =30N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2015 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Loftsson, Hrafn | 2140 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | =17N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2189 | +3.0 |
| 10 | Petersen, Jakob Alexander | 1702 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +37B | =27N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2068 | +19.2 |
| 11 | B. Berglindardottir, Emilia Embla | 1640 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +41N | =26B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1884 | +28.4 |
| 12 | Sigurdarson, Emil | 1837 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +38B | =28N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1950 | +7.0 |
| 13 | Fridthjofsdottir, Sigurl. Regina | 1732 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +20N | −3N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1750 | +1.2 |
| 14 | Jonsson, Tristan Fannar | 1659 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | +22B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1717 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Ragnarsson, Johann | 1945 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30B | −1N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 2058 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Gudjonsson Larus Solberg | 1436 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +23B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2270 | +10.0 |
| 17 | Skarphedinsson, Ingvar Wu | 2091 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =29N | =9B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2082 | -1.0 |
| 18 | Johannsson, Markus Orri | 1859 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +37B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1994 | +9.6 |
| 19 | Ernisson, Petur Ulfar | 1687 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | +38N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1768 | +8.4 |
| 20 | Olszewski, Milosz Ulfur | 1624 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | +44N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1619 | -2.8 |
| 21 | Bjarnason, Larus H | 1732 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +43N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2229 | +3.0 |
| 22 | Tran, Anh Hai | 1707 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +39B | −14N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1629 | -6.0 |
| 23 | Johannsson, Leo Mar | 1511 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | +42B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 671 | -20.0 |
| 24 | Bahadur Gurung, Prakul Bent | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +39N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Aegisson, Pall Isak | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | +36B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Eiriksson, Theodor | 1770 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | =11N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1540 | -24.4 |
| 27 | Eliasson, Kristjan Orn | 1928 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | =10B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1753 | -9.2 |
| 28 | Leosson, Haukur Vidis | 1840 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | =12B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1784 | -12.0 |
| 29 | Fridjonsson, Julius | 2050 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =17B | −2B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1814 | -11.2 |
| 30 | Bjornsson, Harald | 1932 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | =8B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1663 | -14.8 |
| 31 | Halldorsson, GudmundurCM | 2095 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =32N | −5B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 2046 | -3.6 |
| 32 | Heidarsson, Arnar Milutin | 2100 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =31B | −4B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1959 | -7.6 |
| 33 | Schram Theodor Noel | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =34N | −6B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 633 | -21.2 |
| 34 | Ragnarsson, Jon Fenrir | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =33B | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Briem, BenediktCM | 2244 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | −7B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1450 | -19.4 |
| 36 | Nareika, Tauras | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | −25N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 633 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Geirsson, Kristjan | 1833 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | −18N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 993 | -21.6 |
| 38 | Njardarson, Arnar Ingi | 1614 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | −19B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 951 | -13.4 |
| 39 | Sverrisson, Dagur | 1581 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −22N | −24B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 884 | -13.6 |
| 40 | Brynjarsson, Orvar Holm | 1805 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1329 | -6.4 |
| 41 | Skucas, Ringaudas | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −11B | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 812 | -19.6 |
| 42 | Adalsteinsdottir, Alexandra Voron | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −23N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Tomasdottir, Katrin Osk | 1440 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −21B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 930 | -6.0 |
| 44 | Skulason, Robert Heidar | 1458 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −20B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 846 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hallmundarson, BirkirISL+34.82.0 pts · #1
- 2Gudnyjarson, Sigurdur PallISL+28.82.0 pts · #4
- 3B. Berglindardottir, Emilia EmblaISL+28.41.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Eiriksson, TheodorISL-24.40.5 pts · #28
- 2Geirsson, KristjanISL-21.60.0 pts · #35
- 3Schram Theodor NoelISL-21.20.5 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R9+223 Elo gap
- R8+131 Elo gap
- R9+122 Elo gap