Top blitz chess players in Iceland

The highest-rated active players from Iceland on FIDE's October 2026 blitz list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMVignir Vatnar Stefansson ISL	2598	−10	#99	2003
2	GMHannes Stefansson ISL	2445	0	#681	1972
3	IMHilmir Freyr Heimisson ISL	2434	+16	#760	2001
4	GMHelgi Olafsson ISL	2432	+28	#780	1956
5	GMJohann Hjartarson ISL	2424	0	#835	1963
6	IMBjorn Thorfinnsson ISL	2404	+2	#1016	1979
7	GMHelgi Ass Gretarsson ISL	2399	−13	#1061	1977
8	FMOrn Leo Johannsson ISL	2363	−9	#1427	1994
9	FMJon Kristinn Thorgeirsson ISL	2353	+15	#1520	1999
10	IMDagur Ragnarsson ISL	2352	+10	#1531	1997
11	FMSimon Thorhallsson ISL	2349	0	#1580	1999
12	GMGudmundur Kjartansson ISL	2344	0	#1640	1988
13	IMArnar Gunnarsson ISL	2339	0	#1703	1978
14	FMBjorn-Ivar Karlsson ISL	2338	0	#1716	1985
15	IMDagur Arngrimsson ISL	2326	0	#1895	1987
16	CMDadi Omarsson ISL	2323	0	#1930	1991
17	IMAleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson ISL	2315	0	#2037	2005
18	GMThrostur Thorhallsson ISL	2304	0	#2194	1969
19	GMBragi Thorfinnsson ISL	2296	+13	#2329	1981
20	FMSigurbjorn Bjornsson ISL	2291	0	#2423	1975
21	FMBardur Orn Birkisson ISL	2288	+89	#2482	2000
22	Markus Orri Oskarsson ISL	2270	+25	#2795	2009
23	CMBjorn Holm Birkisson ISL	2265	+49	#2889	2000
24	Arnar Milutin Heidarsson ISL	2265	−3	#2890	2003
25	FMRunar Sigurpalsson ISL	2258	+2	#3033	1972
26	CMArnar Thorsteinsson ISL	2241	0	#3395	1967
27	Stephan Briem ISL	2236	0	#3504	2003
28	FMAsgeir Asbjornsson ISL	2233	0	#3573	1956
29	Ingvar Wu Skarphedinsson ISL	2228	0	#3691	2007
30	Gauti Pall Jonsson ISL	2223	−93	#3807	1999
31	FMAgust S Karlsson ISL	2216	0	#4008	1963
32	FMOliver Johannesson ISL	2216	−58	#4009	1998
33	CMMagnus P. Ornolfsson ISL	2209	−23	#4180	1971
34	FMGudmundur Gislason ISL	2208	−84	#4210	1964
35	FMPall A. Thorarinsson ISL	2207	0	#4243	1976
36	David Kolka ISL	2206	0	#4269	2000
37	FMBirkir Isak Johannsson ISL	2190	0	#4665	2002
38	FMRobert Lagerman ISL	2183	−20	#4807	1962
39	CMBenedikt Briem ISL	2171	0	#5016	2006
40	FMThorsteinn Thorsteinsson ISL	2133	0	#5708	1960
41	FMSigurdur Sigfusson ISL	2127	−15	#5811	1972
42	WGMLenka Ptacnikova ISL	2108	+17	#6087	1976
43	WIMOlga Prudnykova ISL	2094	+2	#6276	1994
44	Hlidar Hreinsson ISL	2085	0	#6371	1976
45	FMPalmi Ragnar Petursson ISL	2073	0	#6512	1964
46	WCMJohanna Bjorg Johannsdottir ISL	2038	+22	#6884	1993
47	FMAndri A Gretarsson ISL	2028	0	#6960	1969
48	WFMHallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir ISL	2009	0	#7137	1992
49	Josef Omarsson ISL	1921		#7661	2011

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.