# Icelandic Chess Championship

The Icelandic Chess Championship is usually held in Reykjavík. It is organised by the Icelandic Chess Federation (ICF), the body responsible for holding national chess events and for representing Icelandic chess at the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The ICF was founded in 1925 and its main activities include the national chess championship and the annual 'Reykjavik Open' tournament.
The tournament has always been organized as a round robin with the exception of the 100th anniversary tournament in 2013, which was held as a Swiss-style open tournament.
The current Icelandic chess champion is Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (2022).

## National championship winners

The list of Icelandic champions before 2013 is taken from the Icelandic Chess Federation website.
    YearWinner 1913Pétur Zóphóniasson 1914Pétur Zóphóniasson (2) 1915Pétur Zóphóniasson (3) 1916Pétur Zóphóniasson (4) 1917Pétur Zóphóniasson (5) 1918Eggert Gilfer 1919Stefán Olafsson 1920Eggert Gilfer (2) 1921Stefán Olafsson (2) 1922Stefán Olafsson (3) 1923Friman Olafsson 1924Sigurdur Jónsson 1925Eggert Gilfer (3) 1926Sigurdur Jónsson (2) 1927Eggert Gilfer (4) 1928Einar Thorvaldsson 1929Eggert Gilfer (5) 1930Hannes Hafstein 1931Ásmundur Ásgeirsson 1932Jón Guðmundsson 1933Ásmundur Ásgeirsson (2) 1934Ásmundur Ásgeirsson (3) 1935Eggert Gilfer (6) 1936Jón Gudmundsson (2) 1937Jón Gudmundsson (3) 1938Baldur Möller 1939*(no championship held) 1940Einar Thorvaldsson 1941Baldur Möller (2) 1942Eggert Gilfer (7) 1943Baldur Möller (3) 1944Ásmundur Ásgeirsson 1945Ásmundur Ásgeirsson (2) 1946Ásmundur Ásgeirsson (3) 1947Baldur Möller (4) 1948Baldur Möller (5) 1949Guðmundur Arnlaugsson 1950Baldur Möller (6) 1951Lárus Johnsen 1952Friðrik Ólafsson 1953Friðrik Ólafsson (2) 1954Gudmundur S Gudmundsson 1955*(no championship held) 1956Ingi Randver Jóhannsson 1957Friðrik Ólafsson (3) 1958Ingi Randver Jóhannsson (2) 1959Ingi Randver Jóhannsson (3) 1960Freysteinn Thorbergsson 1961Friðrik Ólafsson (4) 1962Friðrik Ólafsson (5) 1963Ingi Randver Jóhannsson (4) 1964Helgi Ólafsson 1965Guðmundur Sigurjónsson 1966Gunnar Kristinn Gunnarsson 1967Björn Thorsteinsson 1968Guðmundur Sigurjónsson (2) 1969Friðrik Ólafsson (6) 1970Olafur Magnússon 1971Jón Kristinsson 1972Guðmundur Sigurjónsson (3) 1973Olafur Magnússon (2) 1974Jón Kristinsson (2) 1975Björn Thorsteinsson (2) 1976Haukur Angantýsson 1977Jón Arnason 1978Helgi Ólafsson (2) 1979Ingvar Ásmundsson 1980Jóhann Hjartarson 1981Helgi Ólafsson (3) 1982Jón Arnason (2) 1983Hilmar Karlsson 1984Jóhann Hjartarson (2) 1985Karl Thorsteins 1986Margeir Pétursson 1987Margeir Pétursson (2) 1988Jón Arnason (3) 1989Karl Thorsteins (2) 1990Héðinn Steingrímsson 1991Helgi Ólafsson (4) 1992Helgi Ólafsson (5) 1993Helgi Ólafsson (6) 1994Jóhann Hjartarson 1995Jóhann Hjartarson (2) 1996Helgi Ólafsson (7) 1997Jóhann Hjartarson (3) 1998Hannes Stefánsson 1999Hannes Stefánsson (2) 2000Jón Viktor Gunnarsson 2001Hannes Stefánsson (3) 2002Hannes Stefánsson (4) 2003Hannes Stefánsson (5) 2004Hannes Stefánsson (6) 2005Hannes Stefánsson (7) 2006Hannes Stefánsson (8) 2007Hannes Stefánsson (9) 2008Hannes Stefánsson (10) 2009Henrik Danielsen 2010Hannes Stefánsson (11) 2011Héðinn Steingrímsson 2012Thröstur Thórhallsson 2013Hannes Stefánsson (12) 2014Guðmundur Kjartansson 2015Héðinn Steingrímsson (2) 2016Jóhann Hjartarson 2017Guðmundur Kjartansson (2) 2018Helgi Áss Grétarsson 2019Hannes Stefánsson (13) 2020Guðmundur Kjartansson (3) 2021Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson 2022Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (2) 2023Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson 2024Helgi Áss Grétarsson (2)
Note – no contest was held on the years denoted *. The incumbent champion therefore retained his title.

## Women's championship winners

The list of women's champions before 2013 is taken from the Icelandic Chess Federation website.
    YearWinner 1975Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir 1976Birna Norðdahl 1977Ólöf Tráinsdóttir 1978Ólöf Tráinsdóttir (2) 1979Áslaug Kristinsdóttir 1980Birna Norðdahl (2) 1981Sigurlaug Friðþjófsdóttir 1982Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir 1983Áslaug Kristinsdóttir (2) 1984Ólöf Tráinsdóttir (3) 1985Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir 1986Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (2) 1987Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (3) 1988Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (4) 1989Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (2) 1990Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (5) 1991Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (6) 1992Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (7) 1993Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (8) 1994Áslaug Kristinsdóttir (3) 1995Ína Björg Árnadóttir 1996Anna Björg Þorgrímsdóttir 1997Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (9) 1998Ingibjörg Edda Birgisdóttir 1999Ingibjörg Edda Birgisdóttir (2) 2000Harpa Ingólfsdóttir 2001Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (10) 2002Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (3) 2003Guðfrídur Lilja Gretarsdóttir (11) 2004Harpa Ingólfsdóttir (2) 2005Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (4) 2006Lenka Ptáčníková 2007Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (5) 2008Hallgerður Helga Þorsteinsdóttir 2009Lenka Ptáčníková (2) 2010Lenka Ptáčníková (3) 2011Elsa María Kristínardóttir 2012Lenka Ptáčníková (4) 2013Lenka Ptáčníková (5) 2014Lenka Ptáčníková (6) 2015Lenka Ptáčníková (7) 2016Lenka Ptáčníková (8) 2017Lenka Ptáčníková (9) 2018Lenka Ptáčníková (10) 2019Lenka Ptáčníková (11) 2020Lenka Ptáčníková (12) 2021Lenka Ptáčníková (13) 2022Lenka Ptáčníková (14) 2023Olga Prudnykova