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Gudmundur Kjartansson
G Kjartansson 
Photo courtesy of B. Jónsson           

Number of games in database: 1,228
Years covered: 1997 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2437 (2306 rapid, 2367 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2540
Overall record: +458 -384 =336 (53.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 50 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (73) 
    A15 A13 A14 A11 A17
 Sicilian (67) 
    B33 B76 B90 B32 B43
 King's Indian (49) 
    E99 E71 E94 E97 E62
 English, 1 c4 c5 (43) 
    A37 A30 A38 A35 A33
 Queen's Gambit Declined (42) 
    D35 D31 D38 D37 D39
 English, 1 c4 e5 (37) 
    A20 A29 A25 A21 A27
With the Black pieces:
 Caro-Kann (76) 
    B18 B12 B10 B14 B13
 Queen's Pawn Game (54) 
    A45 D02 A46 A41 E00
 Sicilian (48) 
    B33 B22 B92 B76 B51
 Semi-Slav (39) 
    D45 D43 D44 D47 D48
 English (36) 
    A14 A15 A11 A10 A13
 Ruy Lopez (33) 
    C65 C67 C92 C96 C95
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   G Kjartansson vs J P McKenna, 2009 1-0
   E Blomqvist vs G Kjartansson, 2015 0-1
   C Seyfried vs G Kjartansson, 2015 0-1
   D Howell vs G Kjartansson, 2012 0-1
   S Mihajlov vs G Kjartansson, 2011 0-1
   S Bergsson vs G Kjartansson, 2004 1/2-1/2
   G Kjartansson vs J Rety, 2005 1-0
   G Kjartansson vs M Ferrante, 2013 1-0
   G Kjartansson vs R Griffiths, 2009 1-0
   G Kjartansson vs Fedorchuk, 2013 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Icelandic Chess Championship (2023)
   European Team Championship (2021)
   Hastings 2014/15 (2014)
   Marcel Duchamp Open (2018)
   Reykjavik Open (2024)
   Hastings 2011/12 (2011)
   Hastings 2005/06 (2006)
   European Championship (2013)
   Reykjavik Open (2014)
   Politiken Cup (2007)
   Gibraltar Masters (2013)
   Reykjavik Open (2016)
   Hasselbacken Open (2016)
   Xtracon Open (2019)
   Chennai Olympiad (2022)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Icelandic Open 100yr
   I W Skarphedinsson vs G Kjartansson (Jun-21-25) 0-1
   G Kjartansson vs J Omarsson (Jun-20-25) 1/2-1/2
   V Stefansson vs G Kjartansson (Jun-19-25) 1-0
   H Stefansson vs G Kjartansson (Jun-18-25) 1/2-1/2
   G Kjartansson vs H Heimisson (Jun-18-25) 1-0

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GUDMUNDUR KJARTANSSON
(born Mar-06-1988, 37 years old) Iceland

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FM (2007); International Master (2009); Grand Master (2021); Iceland Champion (2014, 2017, 2020)

Gained his IM norms at the Caissa IM August 2005, the Tenkes Kupa Open Championship in Hungary in November 2008 and at the First Saturday IM (B) in June 2009.

Winner of the City of Sabadell International Open 2013, =2nd at Hastings (2014/15), winner of the Championship of Iceland in 2014 (winning a GM norm) and =1st at the San Salvador Open 2014.

Won his third national title in Oct 2020.

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Last updated: 2021-11-22 15:51:54

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 page 1 of 50; games 1-25 of 1,228  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H T Dadason vs G Kjartansson  1-0411997ISL-ch U18B22 Sicilian, Alapin
2. G Kjartansson vs H Frederiksen  0-1371998Politiken CupB71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation
3. S Jablon vs G Kjartansson  1-0191998Politiken CupB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
4. G Kjartansson vs L Gretarsdottir  0-1461998Politiken CupD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
5. G Kjartansson vs E Auchenberg  ½-½571998Politiken CupA40 Queen's Pawn Game
6. A Kinch vs G Kjartansson  1-0371998Politiken CupB50 Sicilian
7. K L Karstensen vs G Kjartansson  1-0471998Politiken CupD02 Queen's Pawn Game
8. G Kjartansson vs J B Hansen  0-1311998Politiken CupB32 Sicilian
9. M Jorgensen vs G Kjartansson  0-1391998Politiken CupB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
10. G Kjartansson vs P Nielsen  0-1441998Politiken CupC52 Evans Gambit
11. A Bekker-Jensen vs G Kjartansson  1-0211998Politiken CupE43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
12. G Kjartansson vs F Zyde  1-0401998Politiken CupC50 Giuoco Piano
13. G Kjartansson vs D Arngrimsson  1-0372000Nordic-ch U20C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
14. G Kjartansson vs M F Olsen  1-0512000Nordic-ch U20B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
15. H Baldursson vs G Kjartansson  1-0372000Reykjavik city-chD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
16. G Kjartansson vs T Thorhallsson  0-1252000Reykjavik city-chB56 Sicilian
17. G Kjartansson vs Helgi Hauksson  1-0362000Reykjavik city-chB11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
18. Valdimar Leifsson vs G Kjartansson  0-1282000Reykjavik city-chD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
19. V Aanestad vs G Kjartansson  0-1392000Nordic-ch U20D85 Grunfeld
20. Daniel Eriksson vs G Kjartansson  0-1412000Nordic-ch U20C01 French, Exchange
21. N Mikkelsen vs G Kjartansson  0-1502000Nordic-ch U20B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
22. G Kjartansson vs K Ong  0-1372000Nordic-ch U20C50 Giuoco Piano
23. G Kjartansson vs S Bjarnason  0-1412000Gardabaer EloB03 Alekhine's Defense
24. S Arnalds vs G Kjartansson  0-1452000Gardabaer EloD87 Grunfeld, Exchange
25. V Vigfusson vs G Kjartansson  1-0312000Gardabaer EloA15 English
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-12-08  alexapple: How to pronounce Kjartansson?
Jul-13-08  DukeAlba: Icelanders' last names are patronymic. Kjartansson means "Son of Kjartan. It's pronounced Key-artan's son...
Jul-14-09  SimonWebbsTiger: Absolute chaos on the chess board in round 4 of the Scottish Chp. See this! http://scottish.blueapricot.com/200...
Jan-16-13  BIDMONFA: Gudmundur Kjartansson

KJARTANSSON, Gudmundur
http://www.bidmonfa.com/kjartansson...
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Jun-02-14  diagonal: GUDMUNDUR KJARTANSSON IS ICELANDIC CHAMPION 2014. Congrats!

<Surprisingly, nobody of the Grandmasters emerged a winner, but the 26-year-old IM Gudmundur Kjartansson, who finished first with 6,5/9 points, leaving the nearest followers a full point behind.

GM Hedinn Steingrimsson and the 12-time-Icelandic-champion GM Hannes Stefánsson shared second place with 5,5/9 points each, but Steingrimsson took the silver on superior tie-break score>:

A report and picture of the new champion:
http://www.chessdom.com/gudmundur-k...

Jan-28-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Congrats to Kjartsson for his start at the Tradewise Gibraltar (2015). He won his first game and then beat Bartel with black! Tomorrow, he has white against Bachmann.
Jan-29-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Another round has passed, and Kjartansson (my apologizes for the spelling mistake in the above post) remains a perfect 3/3. He is not only the lowest rated player to still have a perfect score, but the only IM.

While he managed to beat each of his first 3 opponents (including 2 2600+ GMs), he has black against Svidler (!) tomorrow, who happens to have a lower score (2.5) than him.

May-28-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  kamalakanta: Gudmundur, congratulations on winning the 2017 Icelandic Championship!

I looked at all your games. You played with great energy and enthusiasm! Strong, good chess throughout!

with best wishes,

Kamalakanta

P.S.- I am active in chess.com

https://www.chess.com/blog/kamalaka...

Jul-31-17  fisayo123: The line in the Zaitsev with <1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 exd4!> Should be named the Kjartansson Zaitsev as he was the one who first popularized it in GM practice.
Mar-06-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Happy Birthday to IM Gudmundur Kjartansson.

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