The Icelandic Chess Championship is usually held in Reykjavík. It is organised by the Icelandic Chess Federation (ICF), the body responsible for holding national chess events and for representing Icelandic chess at the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The ICF was founded in 1925 and its main activities include the national chess championship and the annual 'Reykjavik Open' tournament.

The tournament has always been organized as a round robin with the exception of the 100th anniversary tournament in 2013, which was held as a Swiss-style open tournament.

The current Icelandic chess champion is Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (2022).

National championship winners

The list of Icelandic champions before 2013 is taken from the Icelandic Chess Federation website.[1]

YearWinner
1913Pétur Zóphóniasson
1914Pétur Zóphóniasson (2)
1915Pétur Zóphóniasson (3)
1916Pétur Zóphóniasson (4)
1917Pétur Zóphóniasson (5)
1918Eggert Gilfer
1919Stefán Olafsson
1920Eggert Gilfer (2)
1921Stefán Olafsson (2)
1922Stefán Olafsson (3)
1923Friman Olafsson
1924Sigurdur Jónsson
1925Eggert Gilfer (3)
1926Sigurdur Jónsson (2)
1927Eggert Gilfer (4)
1928Einar Thorvaldsson
1929Eggert Gilfer (5)
1930Hannes Hafstein
1931Ásmundur Ásgeirsson
1932Jón Guðmundsson
1933Ásmundur Ásgeirsson (2)
1934Ásmundur Ásgeirsson (3)
1935Eggert Gilfer (6)
1936Jón Gudmundsson (2)
1937Jón Gudmundsson (3)
1938Baldur Möller
1939*(no championship held)
1940Einar Thorvaldsson
1941Baldur Möller (2)
1942Eggert Gilfer (7)
1943Baldur Möller (3)
1944Ásmundur Ásgeirsson
1945Ásmundur Ásgeirsson (2)
1946Ásmundur Ásgeirsson (3)
1947Baldur Möller (4)
1948Baldur Möller (5)
1949Guðmundur Arnlaugsson
1950Baldur Möller (6)
1951Lárus Johnsen
1952Friðrik Ólafsson
1953Friðrik Ólafsson (2)
1954Gudmundur S Gudmundsson
1955*(no championship held)
1956Ingi Randver Jóhannsson
1957Friðrik Ólafsson (3)
1958Ingi Randver Jóhannsson (2)
1959Ingi Randver Jóhannsson (3)
1960Freysteinn Thorbergsson
1961Friðrik Ólafsson (4)
1962Friðrik Ólafsson (5)
1963Ingi Randver Jóhannsson (4)
1964Helgi Ólafsson
1965Guðmundur Sigurjónsson
1966Gunnar Kristinn Gunnarsson
1967Björn Thorsteinsson
1968Guðmundur Sigurjónsson (2)
1969Friðrik Ólafsson (6)
1970Olafur Magnússon
1971Jón Kristinsson
1972Guðmundur Sigurjónsson (3)
1973Olafur Magnússon (2)
1974Jón Kristinsson (2)
1975Björn Thorsteinsson (2)
1976Haukur Angantýsson
1977Jón Arnason
1978Helgi Ólafsson (2)
1979Ingvar Ásmundsson
1980Jóhann Hjartarson
1981Helgi Ólafsson (3)
1982Jón Arnason (2)
1983Hilmar Karlsson
1984Jóhann Hjartarson (2)
1985Karl Thorsteins
1986Margeir Pétursson
1987Margeir Pétursson (2)
1988Jón Arnason (3)
1989Karl Thorsteins (2)
1990Héðinn Steingrímsson
1991Helgi Ólafsson (4)
1992Helgi Ólafsson (5)
1993Helgi Ólafsson (6)
1994Jóhann Hjartarson
1995Jóhann Hjartarson (2)
1996Helgi Ólafsson (7)
1997Jóhann Hjartarson (3)
1998Hannes Stefánsson
1999Hannes Stefánsson (2)
2000Jón Viktor Gunnarsson
2001Hannes Stefánsson (3)
2002Hannes Stefánsson (4)
2003Hannes Stefánsson (5)
2004Hannes Stefánsson (6)
2005Hannes Stefánsson (7)
2006Hannes Stefánsson (8)
2007Hannes Stefánsson (9)
2008Hannes Stefánsson (10)
2009Henrik Danielsen
2010Hannes Stefánsson (11)
2011Héðinn Steingrímsson
2012Thröstur Thórhallsson
2013Hannes Stefánsson (12)
2014Guðmundur Kjartansson[2]
2015Héðinn Steingrímsson (2)
2016Jóhann Hjartarson
2017Guðmundur Kjartansson (2)
2018Helgi Áss Grétarsson
2019Hannes Stefánsson (13)
2020Guðmundur Kjartansson (3)
2021Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson
2022Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (2)

Note – no contest was held on the years denoted *. The incumbent champion therefore retained his title.

Women's championship winners

The list of women's champions before 2013 is taken from the Icelandic Chess Federation website.[3]

YearWinner
1975Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir
1976Birna Norðdahl
1977Ólöf Tráinsdóttir
1978Ólöf Tráinsdóttir (2)
1979Áslaug Kristinsdóttir
1980Birna Norðdahl (2)
1981Sigurlaug Friðþjófsdóttir
1982Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir
1983Áslaug Kristinsdóttir (2)
1984Ólöf Tráinsdóttir (3)
1985Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir
1986Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (2)
1987Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (3)
1988Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (4)
1989Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (2)
1990Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (5)
1991Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (6)
1992Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (7)
1993Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (8)
1994Áslaug Kristinsdóttir (3)
1995Ína Björg Árnadóttir
1996Anna Björg Þorgrímsdóttir
1997Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (9)
1998Ingibjörg Edda Birgisdóttir
1999Ingibjörg Edda Birgisdóttir (2)
2000Harpa Ingólfsdóttir
2001Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (10)
2002Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (3)
2003Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (11)
2004Harpa Ingólfsdóttir (2)
2005Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (4)
2006Lenka Ptáčníková
2007Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (5)
2008Hallgerður Helga Þorsteinsdóttir
2009Lenka Ptáčníková (2)
2010Lenka Ptáčníková (3)
2011Elsa María Kristínardóttir
2012Lenka Ptáčníková (4)
2013Lenka Ptáčníková (5)
2014Lenka Ptáčníková (6)[2]
2015Lenka Ptáčníková (7)
2016Lenka Ptáčníková (8)
2017Lenka Ptáčníková (9)
2018Lenka Ptáčníková (10)
2019Lenka Ptáčníková (11)
2020Lenka Ptáčníková (12)
2021Lenka Ptáčníková (13)
2022Lenka Ptáčníková (14)

Notes

  1. "Skákmeistarar Íslands". Skáksamband Íslands. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  2. 1 2 "Guðmundur Kjartansson varð Skákmeistari Íslands 2014". Breiðablik UBK. 2014-06-04. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  3. "Íslandsmeistari kvenna". Skáksamband Íslands. Retrieved 2015-05-15.

References

  • Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, pp. 102–103, ISBN 0-85112-455-0 (results through 1984)
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