Skakthing Kopavogs 2026 - Round 4-7
20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Kopavour, Iceland. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1993, and top seed was Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (🇮🇸 ISL, GM, 2519).
Birkir Hallmundarson (🇮🇸 ISL, 1827) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Thorsteinn Jakob F Thorsteinsson (3.5) and Sigurbjorn Hermannsson (3.0). Hallmundarson shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Thorsteinn Jakob F Thorsteinsson (1805) beat Eirikur K. Bjornsson (1967), a +162-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.5/7. Hallmundarson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hallmundarson, Birkir | 1827 | ISL | F | F | F | +9B | +15N | =16B | +14N | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.50 | 2098 | +48.8 |
| 2 | Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn Jakob F | 1805 | ISL | F | F | F | +19B | +8N | =14B | +16N | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.50 | 2107 | +22.6 |
| 3 | Hermannsson, Sigurbjorn | 1889 | ISL | F | F | F | =12B | +7N | +6B | =4N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 2102 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Ornolfsson, Magnus P.CM | 2176 | ISL | F | F | F | =17B | +14B | +12N | =3B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 2239 | +7.2 |
| 5 | Jonsson, Gauti Pall | 2133 | ISL | F | F | F | =14N | +6B | =17N | +13B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.50 | 2198 | +7.8 |
| 6 | Brynjarsson, Orvar Holm | 1805 | ISL | F | F | F | +7B | −5N | −3N | +10B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1876 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Sigurdarson, Emil | 1837 | ISL | F | F | F | −6N | −3B | +15N | +12B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1765 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Finnsson Fenger, Emil | 1580 | ISL | F | F | F | +11B | −2B | +19N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1617 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Sverrisson, Dagur | 1581 | ISL | F | F | F | −1N | +20B | −10N | +19B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 935 | -24.0 |
| 10 | B. Berglindardottir, Emilia Embla | 1640 | ISL | F | F | F | −15B | +19N | +9B | −6N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1518 | -20.0 |
| 11 | Sigurdardottir, Emilia | 1405 | ISL | F | F | F | −8N | F | +20N | +15B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1561 | +14.0 |
| 12 | Sigurdsson, Thorsteinn G | 1816 | ISL | F | F | F | =3N | +13B | −4B | −7N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1811 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Ernisson, Petur Ulfar | 1687 | ISL | F | F | F | =16N | −12N | +18B | −5N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1683 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Heidarsson, Mikael Bjarki | 1961 | ISL | F | F | F | =5B | −4N | =2N | −1B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1792 | -35.2 |
| 15 | Gudjonsson, Ingi Haflidi | 1546 | ISL | F | F | F | +10N | −1B | −7B | −11N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1491 | -7.0 |
| 16 | Bjornsson, Eirikur K. | 1967 | ISL | F | F | F | =13B | F | =1N | −2B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1648 | -24.8 |
| 17 | Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGM | 2519 | ISL | F | F | F | =4N | F | =5B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2155 | -7.9 |
| 18 | Aegisson, Pall Isak | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | +20B | F | −13N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hjalmarsson, Odinn Darri | 1540 | ISL | F | F | F | −2N | −10B | −8B | −9N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bjarkason, Oliver | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | −18N | −9N | −11B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hallmundarson, BirkirISL+48.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn Jakob FISL+22.63.5 pts · #5
- 3Hermannsson, SigurbjornISL+21.23.0 pts · #3
- 1Heidarsson, Mikael BjarkiISL-35.21.0 pts · #12
- 2Bjornsson, Eirikur K.ISL-24.81.0 pts · #15
- 3Sverrisson, DagurISL-24.02.0 pts · #18
- R7+162 Elo gap
- R7+141 Elo gap
- R7+134 Elo gap