Iceland at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 53 of 206 — 13 match points, 26 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534) — 7/11
Board 2: IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365) — 5/9
Board 3: GM Johann Hjartarson (2461) — 5.5/9
Board 3: GM Hannes Stefansson (2425) — 3/7
Board 4: GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402) — 5.5/8

Matches

Round 1: Iceland 4 – 0 Brunei Darussalam
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	1-0	CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg (2100)	game
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	0-1	Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin (1850)	game
3	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	1-0	Rodney Lim Teck Guan (1902)	game
4	GM Hannes Stefansson (2425)	0-1	Ahmad Akmal (1843)	game
Round 2: Iceland 4 – 0 Guatemala
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	0-1	FM Winston Darwin Cu Hor (2330)	game
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	1-0	IM Carlos A. Juarez Flores (2287)	game
3	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	0-1	FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla (2139)	game
4	GM Hannes Stefansson (2425)	1-0	FM Hector Jose Linares Orellana (2008)	game
Round 3: Iceland 1.5 – 2.5 Czech Republic
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	1/2-1/2	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	game
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	1/2-1/2	GM David Navara (2607)	game
3	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	1/2-1/2	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	game
4	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)	0-1	IM Jachym Nemec (2478)	game
Round 4: Iceland 4 – 0 Dominican Republic
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	1-0	IM Josue Araujo Sanchez (2319)	game
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	0-1	FM David Daniel Camacho Campusano (2195)	game
3	GM Hannes Stefansson (2425)	1-0	FM Christopher Guzman (2236)	game
4	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)	0-1	FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz (2287)	game
Round 5: Iceland 0.5 – 3.5 Greece
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	0-1	GM Nikolas Theodorou (2633)	game
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	1-0	GM Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (2525)	game
3	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	1/2-1/2	GM Ioannis Papaioannou (2608)	game
4	GM Hannes Stefansson (2425)	1-0	GM Dimitris Alexakis (2536)	game
Round 6: Iceland 2 – 2 Andorra
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	1/2-1/2	GM Oscar De La Riva Aguado (2428)	game
2	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	1/2-1/2	FM Serni Ribera Veganzones (2305)	game
3	GM Hannes Stefansson (2425)	1-0	FM Daniel Gomez Anadon (2193)	game
4	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)	1-0	Esteve Mateu Guiu (2181)	game
Round 7: Iceland 2.5 – 1.5 South Korea
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	1-0	IM Hongjin Ahn (2328)	game
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	1-0	FM Isaak Huh (2324)	game
3	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	1/2-1/2	FM Sehyun Kwon (2274)	game
4	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)	0-1	Younggyu Lee (2055)	game
Round 8: Iceland 2 – 2 Italy
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	1/2-1/2	GM Lorenzo Lodici (2568)	game
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	1/2-1/2	GM Luca Jr Moroni (2556)	game
3	GM Hannes Stefansson (2425)	1-0	GM Francesco Sonis (2539)	game
4	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)	1-0	GM Sabino Brunello (2520)	game
Round 9: Iceland 3 – 1 Japan
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	1-0	IM Thanh Tu Tran (2406)	game
2	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	0-1	FM Shou Otsuka (2314)	game
3	GM Hannes Stefansson (2425)	0-1	IM Shinya Kojima (2273)	game
4	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)	0-1	FM Kohei Yamada (2203)	game
Round 10: Iceland 0.5 – 3.5 Denmark
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	1-0	GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre (2627)	game
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	0-1	GM Jesper Sondergaard Thybo (2569)	game
3	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	1/2-1/2	GM Mads Andersen (2536)	game
4	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)	0-1	GM Bjorn Moller Ochsner (2478)	game
Round 11: Iceland 2 – 2 Albania
1	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	1/2-1/2	IM Franc Ashiku (2388)	game
2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	1-0	IM Dritan Mehmeti (2312)	game
3	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	1-0	FM Mateu Boci (2332)	game
4	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)	1/2-1/2	FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)	game

Women

Rank 82 of 189 — 11 match points, 26 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082) — 5.5/10
Board 2: WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995) — 4.5/9
Board 3: WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865) — 6/10
Board 4: WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869) — 5/9
Board 4: Hrund Hauksdottir (1817) — 5/6

Matches

Round 1: Iceland 3.5 – 0.5 Cambodia
1	WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)	1/2-1/2	Rose Ann PIN-AG Flores	game
2	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	0-1	Soporpatey Phon (1437)	game
3	WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)	1-0	Sophary Chea	game
4	Hrund Hauksdottir (1817)	0-1	Chanthy Nov	game
Round 2: Iceland 1.5 – 2.5 Italy
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	0-1	IM Olga Zimina (2305)	game
2	WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)	1/2-1/2	WIM Tea Gueci (2134)	game
3	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	1-0	WFM Kamilla Rubinshtein (2108)	game
4	WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)	1-0	WFM Giulia Sala (2088)	game
Round 3: Iceland 4 – 0 Timor-Leste
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	0-1	Maria Soares de Araujo (1724)	game
2	WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)	1-0	Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva (1675)	game
3	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	0-1	Elfiana dos Santos (1674)	game
4	Hrund Hauksdottir (1817)	1-0	Embelina Agusta Soares (1587)	game
Round 4: Iceland 1 – 3 Australia
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	1/2-1/2	WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)	game
2	WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)	1/2-1/2	WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)	game
3	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	1-0	WIM Heather S Richards (2096)	game
4	WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)	0-1	WFM Thu Giang Nguyen (2086)	game
Round 5: Iceland 4 – 0 Namibia
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	1-0	Lutopu Khoa (1746)	game
2	WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)	0-1	WCM Beukes Jamie-Nicole (1831)	game
3	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	1-0	Helvi Shuudifonya (1638)	game
4	Hrund Hauksdottir (1817)	0-1	WCM Jolly Nepando (1626)	game
Round 6: Iceland 0.5 – 3.5 Bosnia & Herzegovina
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	1/2-1/2	WFM Milana Babic (2196)	game
2	WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)	1-0	WFM Masa Babic (2147)	game
3	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	0-1	WFM Masa Maksimovic (2105)	game
4	WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)	1-0	WFM Sara Jacimovic (2002)	game
Round 7: Iceland 3.5 – 0.5 Mozambique
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	0-1	WIM Vania Fausto Da T. Vilhete (1867)	game
2	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	1-0	WCM Cheila Andre Sitoe (1748)	game
3	WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)	0-1	WCM Neusa Aridas De Castro (1721)	game
4	Hrund Hauksdottir (1817)	1/2-1/2	Naira Sinoia (1559)	game
Round 8: Iceland 3.5 – 0.5 Mexico
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	1/2-1/2	WIM Zenia Corrales Jimenez (2125)	game
2	WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)	1-0	WIM Tania Miranda Rodriguez (2041)	game
3	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	0-1	WCM Mia Fernanda Guzman Garcia (2007)	game
4	WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)	1-0	WCM Scarlett Daniela Olea Valle (1975)	game
Round 9: Iceland 1.5 – 2.5 Uzbekistan 2
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	1/2-1/2	WIM Marjona Malikova (2149)	game
2	WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)	1-0	WIM Madinabonu Khalilova (2087)	game
3	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	0-1	WFM Asal Salimova (2088)	game
4	WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)	0-1	WCM Mumtozbegim Mansurova (1893)	game
Round 10: Iceland 2 – 2 Ireland
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	1-0	WGM Trisha Kanyamarala (2288)	game
2	WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)	0-1	Alice O`Gorman (2009)	game
3	WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)	0-1	WFM Diana Mirza (1950)	game
4	Hrund Hauksdottir (1817)	1-0	WCM Antonina Gora (1946)	game
Round 11: Iceland 1 – 3 Lithuania
1	WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)	1/2-1/2	WGM Salomeja Zaksaite (2101)	game
2	WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)	1-0	WIM Simona Limontaite (2130)	game
3	WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)	0-1	Agne Mickunaite (1977)	game
4	Hrund Hauksdottir (1817)	1/2-1/2	WFM Marija Sibajeva (1985)	game