Icelandic Chess Championship 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 09 May 2026 in Gardabaer, Iceland. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2333, and top seed was Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (🇮🇸 ISL, GM, 2534).
Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (🇮🇸 ISL, IM, 2310) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (7.5) and Hannes Stefansson (6.5). Heimisson won solo starting round 8.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson lost to GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (Black).
IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 4 wins (R4–R7)GM Hannes Stefansson 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | 🇮🇸IMHeimisson, Hilmir Freyr | 2310 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 29.50 | 37.0 | +38.0 | 2686 |
| 2 | 🇮🇸GMStefansson, Vignir Vatnar | 2534 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 30.00 | 37.5 | +5.7 | 2584 |
| 3 | 🇮🇸GMStefansson, Hannes | 2409 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.25 | 38.5 | +10.1 | 2490 |
| 4 | 🇮🇸IMRagnarsson, Dagur | 2391 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 20.50 | 39.5 | +2.6 | 2406 |
| 5 | 🇮🇸GMKjartansson, Gudmundur | 2399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.50 | 40.0 | -3.5 | 2368 |
| 6 | 🇮🇸IMThorfinnsson, Bjorn | 2356 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.25 | 41.5 | -13.1 | 2250 |
| 8 | 🇮🇸CMBirkisson, Bjorn Holm | 2214 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 9.00 | 42.0 | +0.2 | 2221 |
| 7 | 🇮🇸FMBirkisson, Bardur Orn | 2278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 7.00 | 42.0 | -16.0 | 2214 |
| 9 | 🇮🇸FMJohannsson, Orn Leo | 2309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 6.25 | 43.0 | -43.8 | 2115 |
| 10 | 🇮🇸WGMPtacnikova, Lenka | 2126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 3.75 | 44.0 | -20.0 | 2004 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Heimisson, Hilmir FreyrIMISL+38.08.0 pts · #1
- 2Stefansson, HannesGMISL+10.16.5 pts · #3
- 3Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGMISL+5.77.5 pts · #2
- 1Johannsson, Orn LeoFMISL-43.82.0 pts · #9
- 2Ptacnikova, LenkaWGMISL-20.01.0 pts · #10
- 3Birkisson, Bardur OrnFMISL-16.03.0 pts · #7