Icelandic Chess championship 2015

GM Hjartarson facing WGM Ptacnikova in round 1 (pic : official site)

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