Guðmundur Kjartansson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Guðmundur.

Guðmundur Kjartansson is an Icelandic chess grandmaster.

Guðmundur Kjartansson
Country	Iceland
Born	(1988-03-06) March 6, 1988 (age 36) Reykjavík, Iceland
Title	Grandmaster (2021)[1]
FIDE rating	2458 (December 2024)
Peak rating	2503 (April 2021)

Chess career

In August 2020, he won the Icelandic Chess Championship for the third time after managing to hold Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson to a draw in the final round (whereas the other tournament leader Helgi Grétarsson lost his game).^[2][3][4]

In May 2021, he finished third in the national championship, behind winner Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson and runner-up Jóhann Hjartarson.^[5]

In May 2023, he tied with Vignir Vatnar Stefansson and Hannes Stefánsson in the national championship. The trio played against each other in blitz tiebreaks, and Guðmundur ultimately lost to Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson.^[6]

References

1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
2. Schulz, Andre (September 5, 2020). "Gudmundur Kjartansson wins Icelandic Championship".
3. "Icelandic Championship: Kjartansson takes his third title". August 31, 2020.
4. "GUDMUNDUR KJARTANSSON WINS ICELANDIC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020". September 1, 2020.
5. Colodro, Carlos (May 5, 2021). "Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson wins Icelandic Championship".
6. "Icelandic Championship: Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson wins maiden title". May 26, 2023.