29 July 2022
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Team Iceland participating at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India from 28 July to 09 August 2022

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Team from Iceland at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India

Team Iceland participating  at the 44th Chess Olympiad in  Chennai , India. The opening ceremony was held  at the Nehru Indoor Stadium on 28 July 2022 in the presence of the Prime Minister of India , Shri. Narender Modi and Mr. M.K . Stalin , the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu

The  men‘s team from Iceland consists of five grandmasters:

  1. Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson
  2. Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson
  3. Guðmundur Kjartansson
  4. Helgi Áss Grétarsson
  5. Margeir Pétursson

The women‘s  team consists of:

  1. Lenka Ptácníková
  2. Jóhanna Björg Jóhannsdóttir
  3. Hallgerður Helga Þorsteinsdóttir
  4. Lisseth Acevedo Mendez
  5. Tinna Kristín Finnbogadóttir

For more information on the Olympiad and results follow the link here:

https://chessolympiad.fide.com/