The Icelandic Chess Championship is usually held in Reykjavík. It is organised by the Icelandic Chess Federation (ICF), the body responsible for holding national chess events and for representing Icelandic chess at the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The ICF was founded in 1925 and its main activities include the national chess championship and the bi-annual 'Reykjavik Open' tournament.
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The 1998 championship was held in Árborg from 27 October to 7 November. The twelve-player single round-robin tournament (average Elo rating 2335) was won by GM Hannes Stefánsson with 8.0/11 a half point ahead of GM Helgi Grétarsson.
The tournament has always been organized as a round robin with the exception of the 100th anniversary tournament in 2013, which was held as a Swiss-style open tournament.
National championship winners
The list of Icelandic champions before 2013 is taken from the Icelandic Chess Federation website.
Note - no contest was held on the years denoted *. The incumbent champion therefore retained his title.
Women's championship winners
The list of women's champions before 2013 is taken from the Icelandic Chess Federation website.