Kopavogur International 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Mar 2026 to 19 Mar 2026 in Kopavour, Iceland. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2434, and top seed was Jaime Santos Latasa (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2618).
Jaime Santos Latasa (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2618) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Paulius Pultinevicius (6.5) and Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (6.0). Santos Latasa shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Bardur Orn Birkisson (FM, 2207) beat Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko (GM, 2569), a +362-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Jaime Santos Latasa drew with GM Paulius Pultinevicius (Black).
GM Jaime Santos Latasa 3 wins (R7–R9)GM Paulius Pultinevicius 4 wins (R1–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇪🇸GMSantos Latasa, Jaime | 2618 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.00 | 38.5 | -1.7 | 2581 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹GMPultinevicius, Paulius | 2563 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.75 | 38.5 | +4.7 | 2586 |
| 3 | 🇮🇸GMStefansson, Vignir Vatnar | 2511 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 6.0 | 27.25 | 39.0 | +5.7 | 2550 |
| 4 | 🇺🇦GMOleksiyenko, Mykhaylo | 2569 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.75 | 39.5 | -6.2 | 2499 |
| 5 | 🇱🇹GMKazakouski, Valery | 2575 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | -6.8 | 2498 |
| 6 | 🇮🇸FMJohannsson, Birkir Isak | 2260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.25 | 40.5 | +41.6 | 2453 |
| 7 | 🇮🇸IMRagnarsson, Dagur | 2376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | -2.7 | 2360 |
| 8 | 🇮🇸FMBirkisson, Bardur Orn | 2207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.50 | 42.0 | +22.0 | 2333 |
| 9 | 🇮🇸IMDomalchuk-Jonasson, Aleksandr | 2362 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 11.25 | 43.0 | -15.9 | 2222 |
| 10 | 🇮🇸IMHeimisson, Hilmir Freyr | 2300 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 8.00 | 43.0 | -8.9 | 2229 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Johannsson, Birkir IsakFMISL+41.64.5 pts · #6
- 2Birkisson, Bardur OrnFMISL+22.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGMISL+5.76.0 pts · #3
- 1Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIMISL-15.92.0 pts · #9
- 2Heimisson, Hilmir FreyrIMISL-8.92.0 pts · #10
- 3Kazakouski, ValeryGMLTU-6.85.5 pts · #5
- R3+362 Elo gap
- R6+213 Elo gap
- R1+211 Elo gap