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Aefingarmot fyrir EM ungmenna 2024 Round 1-5

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in Akureyri, Iceland. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1933, and top seed was Jon Kristinn Thorgeirsson (🇮🇸 ISL, FM, 2270).

Simon Thorhallsson (🇮🇸 ISL, FM, 2192) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Sigurdur Eiriksson (3.0) and Markus Orri Oskarsson (3.0). Thorhallsson won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Baldur Thoroddsen (1597) beat Tobias Matharel (1759), a +162-point gap.

Location
🇮🇸Akureyri, Iceland
Dates
11 Jan 2026 → 29 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇸FMJon Kristinn Thorgeirsson2270
Avg top 10
1,933
Participants
22
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇸Iceland×21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Simon Thorhallsson led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
3
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Thorhallsson5Olafsson3Oskarsson3Stefansson3Eiriksson3Thorgeirsson2.5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Simon Thorhallsson never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Simon Thorhallsson beat Smari Olafsson (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Simon Thorhallsson 5 wins (R1–R5)Smari Olafsson 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMSimon Thorhallsson*
1
1
1
2Smari Olafsson
0
*—
0
3Markus Orri Oskarsson
0
—*—
4Benedikt Stefansson
0
1
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Thorhallsson, SimonFM2192ISL+5N+2B+3N+4B+6B5.012.014.514.502709+18.0
2Eiriksson, Sigurdur1779ISL+12B−1N+11B−6N+19N3.011.512.55.001847+4.4
3Oskarsson, Markus Orri1983ISL+11B+16N−1B−7N+14B3.011.012.55.001987+5.6
4Olafsson, Smari1874ISL+15N+14B+17N−1N−5B3.011.012.54.501879+0.8
5Stefansson, Benedikt1759ISL−1B+19N+12BF+4N3.011.011.06.001985+16.2
6Karason, Askell OIM2103ISLF=8N+10B+2B−1N2.512.512.56.251974-9.8
7Thorgeirsson, Jon KristinnFM2270ISL=8B+10NF+3BF2.510.010.06.252181-3.6
8Isleifsson, Runar1842ISL=7N=6B=15NF+10B2.58.58.55.251966+11.6
9Thoroddsen, Baldur1597ISL+22BFF=14N+17B2.55.55.52.251955+37.2
10Karlsdottir, Harpa Hrafney1562ISL+21N−7B−6N+15B−8N2.09.09.01.501648+5.2
11Kramarenko, Viacheslav1561ISL−3N+20B−2N+21BF2.08.08.00.501070-12.0
12Sigurgeirsson, Sigthor Arni1546ISL−2N+21B−5NF+15B2.07.57.51.501574+3.2
13Asgrimsson, Valur Darri1488ISL−16B+18N−19B+20NF2.04.54.52.00968-6.4
14Eymundsson, Eymundur1764ISL+19B−4NF=9B−3N1.59.59.52.251545-15.8
15Valsson, Nokkvi Mar1561ISL−4B+22N=8B−10N−12N1.59.59.51.251389-31.6
16Steingrimsson, Karl Egill1768ISL+13N−3BF=17NF1.58.58.52.751743-1.6
17Matharel, Tobias1759ISL+20NF−4B=16B−9N1.57.57.51.251473-41.6
18Bjorgvinsson, Bjorgvin Elvar0ISLF−13BF+22N=20B1.53.03.00.256880.0
19Bernhardsson, Kristian Mar0ISL−14N−5B+13NF−2B1.09.59.52.0015050.0
20Lanckman, Galaad0ISL−17B−11NF−13B=18N0.57.08.50.758030.0
21Wielgus, Dominik W0ISL−10B−12NF−11NF0.06.06.00.007620.0
22FIDE 23363830—−9N−15BF−18BF0.05.55.50.007790.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Aefingarmot fyrir EM ungmenna 2024 Round 1-5 — Akureyri, Iceland | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats