The Spanish grandmaster Jamie Santos Latasa and the Lithuanian grandmaster Paulius Pultinevicius shared the winning position in the Kopavogur International chess tournament 2026 with 6,5 points in the 9 rounds. GM Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson got the 3rd prize with 6 points. Congratulations to the prize winners! GM Latasa and GM Paultivieicius won the Kopavogur International in 2026 GM Stefansson got the third place

Second round will be played today. The tournament is getting attention in the Icelandic media, f.x. at the Morgunblaðið website: https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2026/03/10/fimm_stormeistarar_a_nyju_islensku_skakmoti/

The opening ceremony and first round were held to day; March 10th. The results can be found here: https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1369546.aspx?lan=1&art=2&SNode=S0 The summary of the first round from skak.is can be found here: https://skak.is/2026/03/10/althjodlega-kopavogsmotid-hafid-hilmir-skellti-vigni-i-fyrst-umferd/ The participants of the Kopavogur International 2026