Aefingarmot fyrir EM ungmenna 2024 Round 6-7
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Akureyri, Iceland. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1933, and top seed was Jon Kristinn Thorgeirsson (🇮🇸 ISL, FM, 2270).
Askell O Karason (🇮🇸 ISL, IM, 2103) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Markus Orri Oskarsson (2.0) and Eymundur Eymundsson (1.5). Karason shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Askell O Karason (IM, 2103) beat Jon Kristinn Thorgeirsson (FM, 2270), a +167-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 22 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 2.0/7. Karason takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAskell O Karason | * | — | — | — |
| 2Markus Orri Oskarsson | — | * | — | — |
| 3Eymundur Eymundsson | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Valur Darri Asgrimsson | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karason, Askell OIM | 2103 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +9B | +5B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2781 | +16.2 |
| 2 | Oskarsson, Markus Orri | 1983 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +6N | +18B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2579 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Eymundsson, Eymundur | 1764 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =4N | +8B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1698 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Asgrimsson, Valur Darri | 1488 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =3B | +14N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1884 | +40.8 |
| 5 | Thorgeirsson, Jon KristinnFM | 2270 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +7B | −1N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2168 | -5.4 |
| 6 | Eiriksson, Sigurdur | 1779 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | +10B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1853 | +3.4 |
| 7 | Thorhallsson, SimonFM | 2192 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | +11N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2062 | -7.4 |
| 8 | Valsson, Nokkvi Mar | 1561 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | −3N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1639 | +11.2 |
| 9 | Sigurgeirsson, Sigthor Arni | 1546 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +19B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1149 | -3.2 |
| 10 | Matharel, Tobias | 1759 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +16B | −6N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1666 | -5.2 |
| 11 | Isleifsson, Runar | 1842 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +18N | −7B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2009 | +6.0 |
| 12 | Olafsson, Smari | 1874 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2566 | +7.0 |
| 13 | Lanckman, Galaad | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Thoroddsen, Baldur | 1597 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =17N | −4B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1431 | -20.8 |
| 15 | Bernhardsson, Kristian Mar | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | =16N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1346 | -18.8 |
| 16 | Kramarenko, Viacheslav | 1561 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | =15B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1431 | -12.4 |
| 17 | Steingrimsson, Karl Egill | 1768 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | =14B | −12N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1562 | -10.6 |
| 18 | Stefansson, Benedikt | 1759 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | −11B | −2N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1122 | -12.4 |
| 19 | Bjorgvinsson, Bjorgvin Elvar | 0 | ISL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Asgrimsson, Valur DarriISL+40.81.5 pts · #4
- 2Oskarsson, Markus OrriISL+18.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Karason, Askell OIMISL+16.22.0 pts · #1
- 1Thoroddsen, BaldurISL-20.80.5 pts · #14
- 2Bernhardsson, Kristian MarISL-18.80.5 pts · #12
- 3Stefansson, BenediktISL-12.40.0 pts · #18
- R7+167 Elo gap
- R7+109 Elo gap