Icelandic Chess Championship
- Icelandic Chess Championship
The Icelandic Chess Championship is usually held in Reykjavík.
The 1998 championship was held in Arborg from 27 October to 7 November. The twelve-player single round-robin tournament (average Elo rating 2335) was won by GM Hannes Stefánsson with 8.0/11 a half point ahead of GM Helgi Grétarsson.
Winners
:
Note - no contest was held on the years denoted *. The incumbent champion therefore retained his title.
References
*citation
last=Whyld | first=Ken | author-link=Ken Whyld
year=1986
title=Chess: The Records
publisher=Guinness Books
isbn=0-85112-455-0
page=102–103 (results through 1984)
*citation
last=Crowther | first=Mark
date=9 November 1998
title=THE WEEK IN CHESS 209
url=http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic209#16
publisher=London Chess Center
*citation
last=Crowther | first=Mark
date=22 August 2005
title=THE WEEK IN CHESS 563
url=http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic563.html#9
publisher=London Chess Center
*citation
last=Crowther | first=Mark
date=5 November 2007
title=THE WEEK IN CHESS 678
url=http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic678.html#12
publisher=London Chess Center
* [http://www.chess.is/sogulegt/skakmeistarar/ Icelandic Chess Website] List of national champions.
* [http://www.fide.com/ratings/view_source.phtml?code=5354 Icelandic Championships 2006 Masters]
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