Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson defends the title of Icelandic Champion

The Icelandic Chess Championship 2022 took place from April 21 – May 1 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Ten players competed in 9 round robin rounds of the Championship and Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson defended the 2021 champion’s title. The Winner was known with a round to spare and the last round determined only the medalists.

Final rankings – Icelandic Chess Championship 2022:

1	GM	Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn	ISL	2542	7.5
2	GM	Stefansson Hannes	ISL	2525	6
3	GM	Kjartansson Gudmundur	ISL	2430	5
4	GM	Steingrimsson Hedinn	ISL	2538	5
5	IM	Stefansson Vignir Vatnar	ISL	2501	5
6	GM	Thorhallsson Throstur	ISL	2422	4.5
7	FM	Heimisson Hilmir Freyr	ISL	2321	4.5
8	GM	Thorfinnsson Bragi	ISL	2419	3.5
9		Mai Alexander Oliver	ISL	2177	2.5
10	FM	Thorhallsson Simon	ISL	2252	1.5

Simultaneously with the Elite Icelandic Chess Championship group, 25 participants took part in the Candidates tournament – a qualification event for the Icelandic Team events.

The event was played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson conquering the top with 7 points. Johann Ingvason came second thanks to better tiebreak criteria and earned the second available spot in the Icelandic Team tournaments.

Final rankings – Icelandic Chess Championship – Candidates group:

1	Domalchuk-Jonasson Aleksandr	ISL	2169	7
2	Ingvason Johann	ISL	2172	6.5
3	Briem Benedikt	ISL	2062	6.5
4	Jonsson Gauti Pall	ISL	2064	6
5	Heidarsson Arnar Milutin	ISL	2019	6
6	Hauksdottir Hrund	ISL	1746	5.5
7	Thorisson Benedikt	ISL	1778	5
8	Ragnarsson Johann	ISL	1913	5
9	Omarsson Josef	ISL	1352	5
10	Heidarsson Mikael Bjarki	ISL	1574	5
11	Finnsson Johann Arnar	ISL	1805	5
12	Gudnyjarson Sigurdur Pall	ISL	1420	5
13	Skarphedinsson Ingvar Wu	ISL	1673	5
14	Thorsteinsson Thorsteinn Jakob F	ISL	1394	5
15	Sverrisson Kristjan Th	ISL	1706	4.5
16	Magnusson Magnus	ISL	2014	4
17	Sigurvaldason Hjalmar	ISL	1406	4
18	Kovacik Oliver	ISL	1192	4
19	Johannsson Markus Orri	ISL	1288	3
20	Kjartansson Matthias Bjorgvin	ISL	1504	3
21	Hallmundarson Birkir	ISL	1162	2.5
22	Brynjarsson Orvar Holm	ISL	1211	2.5
23	Jonsson Johann	ISL	1770	2.5
24	Vignisson Ingvar Egill	ISL	1637	2
25	Palsson Oli	ISL	1295	1