The Icelandic Championship starts at Ásvellir on Monday.
From 15th to 25th May 2023, The Icelandic Chess Championship (The Icelandic Chess Championship) is being held in splendid conditions at Ásvellir in Hafnarfjörður, and all indications are that this year's tournament will be one of the strongest in chess history. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, the Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, will make the first move at the tournament, which begins at 3 p.m. next Monday.
Eight grandmasters among the competitors
Of the twelve competitors, eight are grandmasters (out of a total of 16 who have been awarded the title), which is a record. In addition, there is one women's grandmaster, one international master, one FIDE master and one unranked player. Half of the competitors have previously been Icelandic champions. Leading the way is Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson, a thirteen-time Icelandic chess champion. The tournament will have a splendid setting and all the games will be broadcast live.
Competitors' List 2023
- Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (2539-2) – Grandmaster
- Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2521-13) – Grandmaster
- Henrik Danielsen (2501-1) – Grandmaster
- Heiðar Steingrímsson (2491-3) – Grandmaster
- Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson (2470-0) – Grandmaster
- Jóhann Hjartarson (2466-6) – Grandmaster
- Bragi Þorfinnsson (2431-0) – Grandmaster
- Guðmundur Kjartansson (2402-3) – Grandmaster
- Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2353-0) – International Master
- Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson (2338-0) – FIDE Master
- Lenka Ptácníková (2099-0) – Women's Grandmaster
- Jóhann Ingvason (2076-0)
(chess rating and Icelandic championship titles in open category in brackets)
Sponsors of the 2023 event
- Hafnarfjörður Municipality
- Algalife
- Teva
- The Length
- Gudmund Arason
- Against X