| Guðmundur Kjartansson | |
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| Country | Iceland |
| Born | (1988-03-06) March 6, 1988 (age 36) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Title | Grandmaster (2021) |
| FIDE rating | 2459 (January 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2503 (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).
In May 2021, he finished third in the national championship, behind winner Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson and runner-up Jóhann Hjartarson.
In May 2023, he tied with Vignir Vatnar Stefansson and Hannes Stefánsson in the national championship. The trio played against each other in blitz tiebreaks, and Guðmundur ultimately lost to Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson.
References
- "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- Schulz, Andre (September 5, 2020). "Gudmundur Kjartansson wins Icelandic Championship".
- "Icelandic Championship: Kjartansson takes his third title". August 31, 2020.
- "GUDMUNDUR KJARTANSSON WINS ICELANDIC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020". September 1, 2020.
- Colodro, Carlos (May 5, 2021). "Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson wins Icelandic Championship".
- "Icelandic Championship: Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson wins maiden title". May 26, 2023.
| Icelandic Grandmasters | |
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| Chess players for Iceland with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) | |
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