IM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson is new Icelandic Chess Champion

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20-year-old IM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson won his maiden National champion title at the Icelandic Chess Championship 2023 which was held from May 15-25 in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland.

After 11 played rounds, three players tied for the top: GM Jartansson Gudmundur, IM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson and GM Hannes Stefansson. According to the regulations of the event, the tiers for the title advanced to the playoffs to determine the new Icelandic Chess Champion.

The playoffs were played were played in 2 double-round-robin rounds with blitz time control of 5 minutes + 5 seconds increment, and IM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson emerged as the Winner scoring 3/4 points.

Icelandic Chess Championship 2023 – Playoffs results:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	IM	Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar	ISL	2470	3
2	GM	Kjartansson, Gudmundur	ISL	2402	1.5
3	GM	Stefansson, Hannes	ISL	2521	1.5

Final results – Icelandic Chess Championship 2023 (after 11 played rounds):

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Gudmundur Kjartansson	ISL	2402	8.5	1.5	7	44.5
2	IM	Vignir Vatnar Stefansson	ISL	2470	8.5	1	6	39.3
3	GM	Hannes Stefansson	ISL	2521	8.5	0.5	8	39.3
4	IM	Hilmir Freyr Heimisson	ISL	2353	8	0	6	36
5	GM	Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson	ISL	2539	6	0	4	24.5
6	FM	Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson	ISL	2338	5.5	1	3	27.5
7	GM	Johann Hjartarson	ISL	2466	5.5	0	4	24.5
8	GM	Henrik Danielsen	ISL	2501	4	0.5	3	12.3
9	IM	Dagur Ragnarsson	ISL	2346	4	0.5	1	16.5
10	WGM	Lenka Ptacnikova	ISL	2099	3	0	2	12.3
11	GM	Bragi Thorfinnsson	ISL	2431	2.5	0	2	7
12		Johann Ingvason	ISL	2076	2	0	1	14