Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson defended his title of Icelandic champion with flying colours, winning his second straight national championship with a round to spare. The rating favourite delivered a commanding performance of 7½/9, conceding his opponents just three draws.
The 2022 Icelandic Championship, a 10-player round-robin tournament (Elite), took place from April 22 to May 1 in Reykjavik.
Despite suffering two defeats, the second-rated Hannes Stefansson (pictured above) scored 6/9 and claimed silver – a great improvement compared to the 2021 edition of this event.
There was a three-way tie for the third place, but bronze goes to Gudmundur Kjartansson, thanks to the best result in the direct encounters with his opponents.
Alongside the Elite round-robin, a 25-player Candidates tournament (Swiss system) was held. Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson (pictured below) emerged as the winner of this side event.
Final standings Elite:
|
1 |
GM |
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn |
2542 |
7½ |
|
2 |
GM |
Stefansson, Hannes |
2525 |
6 |
|
3 |
GM |
Kjartansson, Gudmundur |
2430 |
5 |
|
4 |
GM |
Steingrimsson, Hedinn |
2538 |
5 |
|
5 |
IM |
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar |
2501 |
5 |
|
6 |
GM |
Thorhallsson, Throstur |
2422 |
4½ |
|
7 |
FM |
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr |
2321 |
4½ |
|
8 |
GM |
Thorfinnsson, Bragi |
2419 |
3½ |
|
9 |
Mai, Alexander Oliver |
2177 |
2½ |
|
|
10 |
FM |
Thorhallsson, Simon |
2252 |
1½ |
Final standings Candidates:
|
1 |
Domalchuk-Jonasson, Aleksandr |
2169 |
7 |
|
2 |
Ingvason, Johann |
2172 |
6½ |
|
3 |
Briem, Benedikt |
2062 |
6½ |
|
4 |
Jonsson, Gauti Pall |
2064 |
6 |
|
5 |
Heidarsson, Arnar Milutin |
2019 |
6 |
|
6 |
Hauksdottir, Hrund |
1746 |
5½ |
|
7 |
Thorisson, Benedikt |
1778 |
5 |
|
8 |
Ragnarsson, Johann |
1913 |
5 |
|
9 |
Omarsson, Josef |
1352 |
5 |
|
10 |
Heidarsson, Mikael Bjarki |
1574 |
5 |
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