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46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open

Last update 27.09.2026 14:16:45, Creator: IA Laurent FREYD,Last Upload: Pahlevanzadeh

Team composition for federation ISL - Open

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  58. Iceland (ISL / RtgAvg:2455, Captain: Helgi Olafsson / TB1: 13 / TB2: 258,5)
Bo.NameRtgFEDGr1234567891011Pts.GamesRpKrtg+/-
1GMStefansson, Vignir Vatnar2531ISL11½10½1½10½7112534102,5
2IMHeimisson, Hilmir Freyr2342ISL11½100½01592403108,7
3GMHjartarson, Johann2461ISL11½½½½1½05,59241210-1,5
4GMStefansson, Hannes2425ISL111000037218210-17,7
5GMKjartansson, Gudmundur2402ISL0111110½5,582455106,5

Player info

Stefansson Vignir Vatnar GM 2531 ISL Rp:2534
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
1558CMPg Md Omar Ak Hafizon2100BRU19364w 11
2348FMCu Hor Winston Darwin2330GUA22044,5s 11
348GMNguyen Thai Dai Van2633CZE25554,5s ½1
4379IMAraujo Sanchez Josue2319DOM22184w 11
549GMTheodorou Nikolas2633GRE26756,5w 01
6242GMDe La Riva Aguado Oscar2428AND23334s ½1
7349IMAhn Hongjin2328KOR22224w 11
885GMLodici Lorenzo2573ITA25315,5s ½1
9283IMTran Thanh Tu2406JPN23053,5w 11
1063GMBjerre Jonas Buhl2615DEN27096,5s 01
11296IMAshiku Franc2388ALB23806,5s ½1
Heimisson Hilmir Freyr IM 2342 ISL Rp:2403
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
1770Badarudin Muhammad Ahsanuddien1850BRU19794,5s 12
2382IMJuarez Flores Carlos A.2294GUA22245,5w 12
360GMNavara David2606CZE26106w ½2
4455FMCamacho Campusano David Daniel2195DOM21774s 12
5158GMMastrovasilis Dimitrios2525GRE25525s 02
7488CMHuh Isaak2324KOR22415,5s 02
8113GMMoroni Luca Jr2556ITA24975,5w ½2
1090GMThybo Jesper Sondergaard2579DEN24536w 02
11351IMMehmeti Dritan2312ALB20892,5w 12
Hjartarson Johann GM 2461 ISL Rp:2412
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
1723Lim Teck Guan Rodney1902BRU17563,5w 13
2482FMOrdonez Bonilla Ricardo Andres2139GUA21195s 13
381GMFinek Vaclav2578CZE26357s ½3
569GMPapaioannou Ioannis2608GRE25314w ½3
6353FMRibera Veganzones Serni2305AND22125,5w ½2
7392FMKwon Sehyun2274KOR21353,5w ½3
9367FMOtsuka Shou2314JPN21933s 12
10112GMAndersen Mads2549DEN24165s ½3
11347FMBoci Mateu2317ALB23206,5s 03
Stefansson Hannes GM 2425 ISL Rp:2182
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
1776Akmal Ahmad1843BRU17922s 14
2596FMLinares Orellana Hector Jose2008GUA21383,5w 14
4430FMGuzman Christopher2236DOM20352,5w 13
5146GMAlexakis Dimitris2533GRE25386s 04
6476FMGomez Anadon Daniel2193AND22405s 03
8134GMSonis Francesco2539ITA25917,5s 03
9370IMKojima Shinya2273JPN22855,5w 03
Kjartansson Gudmundur GM 2402 ISL Rp:2455
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
3202IMNemec Jachym2483CZE24004w 04
41007FMMesa Cruz Juan Carlos2287DOM20522,5s 14
6483Mateu Guiu Esteve2181AND21694,5w 14
7598Lee Younggyu2055KOR21775s 14
8144GMBrunello Sabino2536ITA22902,5w 14
9472FMYamada Kohei2203JPN22045s 14
10196GMOchsner Bjorn Moller2478DEN25187,5w 04
11406FMXhembulla Aleksander2292ALB23757,5w ½4

Board Pairings - Open

Round 1 on 2026/09/16 at 15:00
Bo.48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg-151
  Brunei Darussalam (BRU)		Rtg4 : 0 PGN
(c) Helgi Olafsson(c) Soon Wei Yee
48.1GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2531-CM
Pg, Md Omar Ak Hafizon
21001 - 0 PGN
48.2IM
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
2342-
Badarudin, Muhammad Ahsanuddien
18501 - 0 PGN
48.3GM
Hjartarson, Johann
2461-
Lim Teck Guan, Rodney
19021 - 0 PGN
48.4GM
Stefansson, Hannes
2425-
Akmal, Ahmad
18431 - 0 PGN
Round 2 on 2026/09/17 at 15:00
Bo.98
  Guatemala (GUA)		Rtg-48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg0 : 4 PGN
(c) Renier Vazquez Igarza(c) Helgi Olafsson
47.1FM
Cu Hor, Winston Darwin
2330-GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
25310 - 1 PGN
47.2IM
Juarez Flores, Carlos A.
2294-IM
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
23420 - 1 PGN
47.3FM
Ordonez Bonilla, Ricardo Andres
2139-GM
Hjartarson, Johann
24610 - 1 PGN
47.4FM
Linares Orellana, Hector Jose
2008-GM
Stefansson, Hannes
24250 - 1 PGN
Round 3 on 2026/09/18 at 15:00
Bo.20
  Czech Republic (CZE)		Rtg-48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg2½:1½ PGN
(c) Petr Boleslav(c) Helgi Olafsson
20.1GM
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van
2633-GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2531½ - ½ PGN
20.2GM
Navara, David
2606-IM
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
2342½ - ½ PGN
20.3GM
Finek, Vaclav
2578-GM
Hjartarson, Johann
2461½ - ½ PGN
20.4IM
Nemec, Jachym
2483-GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
24021 - 0 PGN
Round 4 on 2026/09/19 at 15:00
Bo.48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg-86
  Dominican Republic (DOM)		Rtg4 : 0 PGN
(c) Helgi Olafsson(c) Ruddy Antonio Mendez
33.1GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2531-IM
Araujo Sanchez, Josue
23191 - 0 PGN
33.2IM
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
2342-FM
Camacho Campusano, David Daniel
21951 - 0 PGN
33.3GM
Stefansson, Hannes
2425-FM
Guzman, Christopher
22361 - 0 PGN
33.4GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
2402-FM
Mesa Cruz, Juan Carlos
22871 - 0 PGN
Round 5 on 2026/09/20 at 15:00
Bo.48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg-19
  Greece (GRE)		Rtg½ :3½ PGN
(c) Helgi Olafsson(c) Ioannis Nikolaidis
14.1GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2531-GM
Theodorou, Nikolas
26330 - 1 PGN
14.2IM
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
2342-GM
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios
25250 - 1 PGN
14.3GM
Hjartarson, Johann
2461-GM
Papaioannou, Ioannis
2608½ - ½ PGN
14.4GM
Stefansson, Hannes
2425-GM
Alexakis, Dimitris
25330 - 1 PGN
Round 6 on 2026/09/21 at 15:00
Bo.85
  Andorra (AND)		Rtg-48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg2 : 2 PGN
(c) Francesc Rechi Perez(c) Helgi Olafsson
31.1GM
De La Riva Aguado, Oscar
2428-GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2531½ - ½ PGN
31.2FM
Ribera Veganzones, Serni
2305-GM
Hjartarson, Johann
2461½ - ½ PGN
31.3FM
Gomez Anadon, Daniel
2193-GM
Stefansson, Hannes
24251 - 0 PGN
31.4
Mateu Guiu, Esteve
2181-GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
24020 - 1 PGN
Round 7 on 2026/09/23 at 15:00
Bo.48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg-74
  South Korea (KOR)		Rtg2½:1½ PGN
(c) Helgi Olafsson(c) Viacheslav Dyu
35.1GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2531-IM
Ahn, Hongjin
23281 - 0 PGN
35.2IM
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
2342-CM
Huh, Isaak
23240 - 1 PGN
35.3GM
Hjartarson, Johann
2461-FM
Kwon, Sehyun
2274½ - ½ PGN
35.4GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
2402-
Lee, Younggyu
20551 - 0 PGN
Round 8 on 2026/09/24 at 15:00
Bo.26
  Italy (ITA)		Rtg-48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg2 : 2 PGN
(c) Michele Godena(c) Helgi Olafsson
21.1GM
Lodici, Lorenzo
2573-GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2531½ - ½ PGN
21.2GM
Moroni, Luca Jr
2556-IM
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
2342½ - ½ PGN
21.3GM
Sonis, Francesco
2539-GM
Stefansson, Hannes
24251 - 0 PGN
21.4GM
Brunello, Sabino
2536-GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
24020 - 1 PGN
Round 9 on 2026/09/25 at 15:00
Bo.48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg-76
  Japan (JPN)		Rtg3 : 1 PGN
(c) Helgi Olafsson(c) Samvel Ter-Sahakyan
30.1GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2531-IM
Tran, Thanh Tu
24061 - 0 PGN
30.2GM
Hjartarson, Johann
2461-FM
Otsuka, Shou
23141 - 0 PGN
30.3GM
Stefansson, Hannes
2425-IM
Kojima, Shinya
22730 - 1 PGN
30.4GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
2402-FM
Yamada, Kohei
22031 - 0 PGN
Round 10 on 2026/09/26 at 15:00
Bo.25
  Denmark (DEN)		Rtg-48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg3½: ½ PGN
(c) Soren Bech Hansen(c) Helgi Olafsson
17.1GM
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl
2615-GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
25311 - 0 PGN
17.2GM
Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard
2579-IM
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
23421 - 0 PGN
17.3GM
Andersen, Mads
2549-GM
Hjartarson, Johann
2461½ - ½ PGN
17.4GM
Ochsner, Bjorn Moller
2478-GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
24021 - 0 PGN
Round 11 on 2026/09/27 at 11:00
Bo.72
  Albania (ALB)		Rtg-48
  Iceland (ISL)		Rtg2 : 2 PGN
(c) Ilir Seitaj(c) Helgi Olafsson
29.1IM
Ashiku, Franc
2388-GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2531½ - ½ PGN
29.2IM
Mehmeti, Dritan
2312-IM
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
23420 - 1 PGN
29.3FM
Boci, Mateu
2317-GM
Hjartarson, Johann
24611 - 0 PGN
29.4FM
Xhembulla, Aleksander
2292-GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
2402½ - ½ PGN