Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
ISL
Seeded 48, category B
5 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost
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Iceland as a nation

Iceland

In numbers

58

place of 206 after round 11

13

match points from 11 matches

26

game points; TB1 258½, TB3 125

2432

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson	2531	11	7	2534	+3
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson	2342	9	5	2403	+9
3	GM Johann Hjartarson	2461	9	5½	2411	−2
4	GM Hannes Stefansson	2425	7	3	2182	−18
5	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson	2402	8	5½	2455	+7

Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.

Who carries the team

Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.

Matches

Round 1 v Brunei Darussalam BRU

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 25311CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21000 2Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 18500IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 23421 3GM Johann Hjartarson 24611Rodney Lim Teck Guan 19020 4Ahmad Akmal 18430GM Hannes Stefansson 24251

Round 2 v Guatemala GUA

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Winston Darwin Cu Hor 23300GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 25311 2IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 23421IM Carlos A. Juarez Flores 22940 3FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla 21390GM Johann Hjartarson 24611 4GM Hannes Stefansson 24251FM Hector Jose Linares Orellana 20080

Round 3 v Czech Republic CZE

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen 2633½GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 2531½ 2IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 2342½GM David Navara 2606½ 3GM Vaclav Finek 2578½GM Johann Hjartarson 2461½ 4GM Gudmundur Kjartansson 24020IM Jachym Nemec 24831

Round 4 v Dominican Republic DOM

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 25311IM Josue Araujo Sanchez 23190 2FM David Daniel Camacho Campusano 21950IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 23421 3GM Hannes Stefansson 24251FM Christopher Guzman 22360 4FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz 22870GM Gudmundur Kjartansson 24021

Round 5 v Greece GRE

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 25310GM Nikolas Theodorou 26331 2GM Dimitrios Mastrovasilis 25251IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 23420 3GM Johann Hjartarson 2461½GM Ioannis Papaioannou 2608½ 4GM Dimitris Alexakis 25331GM Hannes Stefansson 24250

Round 6 v Andorra AND

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1GM Oscar De La Riva Aguado 2428½GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 2531½ 2GM Johann Hjartarson 2461½FM Serni Ribera Veganzones 2305½ 3FM Daniel Gomez Anadon 21931GM Hannes Stefansson 24250 4GM Gudmundur Kjartansson 24021Esteve Mateu Guiu 21810

Round 7 v South Korea KOR

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 25311IM Hongjin Ahn 23280 2FM Isaak Huh 23241IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 23420 3GM Johann Hjartarson 2461½FM Sehyun Kwon 2274½ 4Younggyu Lee 20550GM Gudmundur Kjartansson 24021

Round 8 v Italy ITA

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1GM Lorenzo Lodici 2573½GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 2531½ 2IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 2342½GM Luca Jr Moroni 2556½ 3GM Francesco Sonis 25391GM Hannes Stefansson 24250 4GM Gudmundur Kjartansson 24021GM Sabino Brunello 25360

Round 9 v Japan JPN

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 25311IM Thanh Tu Tran 24060 2FM Shou Otsuka 23140GM Johann Hjartarson 24611 3GM Hannes Stefansson 24250IM Shinya Kojima 22731 4FM Kohei Yamada 22030GM Gudmundur Kjartansson 24021

Round 10 v Denmark DEN

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre 26151GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 25310 2IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 23420GM Jesper Sondergaard Thybo 25791 3GM Mads Andersen 2549½GM Johann Hjartarson 2461½ 4GM Gudmundur Kjartansson 24020GM Bjorn Moller Ochsner 24781

Round 11 v Albania ALB

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1IM Franc Ashiku 2388½GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 2531½ 2IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 23421IM Dritan Mehmeti 23120 3FM Mateu Boci 23171GM Johann Hjartarson 24610 4GM Gudmundur Kjartansson 2402½FM Aleksander Xhembulla 2292½

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 1
Iceland ISL4Brunei Darussalam BRU0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Whitewash

Round 2
Iceland ISL4Guatemala GUA0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Whitewash

Round 4
Iceland ISL4Dominican Republic DOM0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Sprint Match

125moves

Round 11, 15 + 45 + 33 + 32
Iceland ISL2Albania ALB2

The match whose four boards were over quickest, in moves added together; forfeits never count.