The Icelandic Chess championship 2015 takes place from May 15 – 24. Its a 12 player tournament played with a round-robin format.
The tourney sees a comeback of Iceland’s 52yr old former #1 player, GM Johann Hjartarson. He won his first round!
Important results of round 1:
| GM Steingrimsso | 2532 | 1 – 0 | IM Thorfinnsso | 2416 |
| FM Jensson | 2359 | 0 – 1 | GM Gretarsson | 2561 |
| GM Hjartarson | 2566 | 1 – 0 | WGM Ptacnikov | 2284 |
Other games in round 1 ended in a draw.
Official site: http://icelandicchesschampionship.com/
Pairings & Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr169815.aspx?lan=1&art=2&wi=821