Top rapid chess players in Iceland

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

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMHelgi Olafsson ISL	2491	0	#432	1956
2	GMVignir Vatnar Stefansson ISL	2459	0	#582	2003
3	GMThrostur Thorhallsson ISL	2453	0	#622	1969
4	IMJon Viktor Gunnarsson ISL	2414	0	#961	1980
5	GMJon L Arnason ISL	2410	0	#1003	1960
6	GMJohann Hjartarson ISL	2405	0	#1050	1963
7	GMHelgi Ass Gretarsson ISL	2403	0	#1070	1977
8	IMBjorn Thorfinnsson ISL	2382	0	#1292	1979
9	IMDavid Kjartansson ISL	2382	0	#1293	1982
10	IMDagur Ragnarsson ISL	2377	0	#1343	1997
11	GMBragi Thorfinnsson ISL	2362	0	#1505	1981
12	IMAleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson ISL	2324	−26	#2035	2005
13	FMIngvar Thor Johannesson ISL	2315	0	#2169	1977
14	FMMagnus Orn Ulfarsson ISL	2313	0	#2199	1976
15	FMSigurbjorn Bjornsson ISL	2310	0	#2238	1975
16	GMGudmundur Kjartansson ISL	2305	0	#2314	1988
17	IMHilmir Freyr Heimisson ISL	2293	0	#2517	2001
18	FMGudmundur Gislason ISL	2278	+25	#2804	1964
19	FMRobert Lagerman ISL	2258	0	#3248	1962
20	FMAsgeir Asbjornsson ISL	2254	0	#3338	1956
21	FMOrn Leo Johannsson ISL	2234	0	#3843	1994
22	FMJon Kristinn Thorgeirsson ISL	2226	+10	#4042	1999
23	FMSimon Thorhallsson ISL	2223	0	#4123	1999
24	FMBardur Orn Birkisson ISL	2213	0	#4426	2000
25	FMPalmi Ragnar Petursson ISL	2212	0	#4457	1964
26	CMMagnus P. Ornolfsson ISL	2208	0	#4589	1971
27	FMSigurdur Sigfusson ISL	2199	−32	#4885	1972
28	FMBirkir Isak Johannsson ISL	2196	0	#4961	2002
29	FMRunar Sigurpalsson ISL	2191	0	#5084	1972
30	CMArnar Thorsteinsson ISL	2182		#5264	1967
31	FMOliver Johannesson ISL	2180	0	#5312	1998
32	Arnar Milutin Heidarsson ISL	2169		#5543	2003
33	CMDadi Omarsson ISL	2168		#5558	1991
34	Gauti Pall Jonsson ISL	2142		#6011	1999
35	WGMLenka Ptacnikova ISL	2140	0	#6047	1976
36	FMThorsteinn Thorsteinsson ISL	2122	0	#6339	1960
37	Ingvar Wu Skarphedinsson ISL	2122		#6340	2007
38	CMBjorn Holm Birkisson ISL	2121	0	#6358	2000
39	CMBenedikt Briem ISL	2100	0	#6636	2006
40	Josef Omarsson ISL	2088		#6773	2011
41	Markus Orri Oskarsson ISL	2084		#6809	2009
42	Stephan Briem ISL	2073		#6923	2003
43	WCMJohanna Bjorg Johannsdottir ISL	2051	0	#7126	1993
44	David Kolka ISL	2001		#7554	2000
45	WFMHallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir ISL	1921		#7967	1992

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