Guðmundur Kjartansson

Guðmundur Kjartansson
CountryIceland
Born (1988-03-06) March 6, 1988
Reykjavík, Iceland
TitleGrandmaster (2021)[1]
FIDE rating2417 (July 2025)
Peak rating2503 (April 2021)

Guðmundur Kjartansson is an Icelandic chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In August 2020, he won the Icelandic Chess Championship for the third time after managing to hold Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson to a draw in the final round (whereas the other tournament leader Helgi Grétarsson lost his game).[2][3][4]

In May 2021, he finished third in the national championship, behind winner Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson and runner-up Jóhann Hjartarson.[5]

In May 2023, Guðmundur, Vignir Vatnar Stefansson and Hannes Stefánsson scored 8.5/11 and tied for first place in the national championship. The trio played against each other in blitz tiebreaks, and Guðmundur ultimately lost to Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson.[6]

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Schulz, Andre (September 5, 2020). "Gudmundur Kjartansson wins Icelandic Championship".
  3. ^ "Icelandic Championship: Kjartansson takes his third title". August 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "GUDMUNDUR KJARTANSSON WINS ICELANDIC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020". September 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Colodro, Carlos (May 5, 2021). "Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson wins Icelandic Championship".
  6. ^ "Icelandic Championship: Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson wins maiden title". May 26, 2023.