Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir
| Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iceland |
| Born | 2 March 1961 |
| Title | Women FIDE master (WFM) |
Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (born 2 March 1961) is an Icelandic chess Women FIDE master (WFM), six-times winner the Icelandic Women's Chess Championship (1975, 1982, 1989, 2002, 2005, 2007).
Biography[]
From the end of 1970s to the end of 2010s, Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir was one of Iceland's leading female chess players. She six times won Icelandic Women's Chess Championships: 1975, 1982, 1989, 2002, 2005, and 2007. In 1985, in Eksjö Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir participated in Women's World Chess Championship Nordic European Subzonal tournament and shared 4th-5th place with Jolanta Dahlin.[1]
Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir played for Iceland in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1978, at first board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+6, =3, -4),
- In 1982, at first board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+6, =3, -2),
- In 1984, at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+4, =5, -5),
- In 2004, at second board in the 36th Chess Olympiad (women) in Calvià (+4, =2, -5),
- In 2006, at second board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+5, =4, -2),
- In 2008, at second board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dresden (+4, =1, -4).
Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir played for Iceland in the European Women's Team Chess Championships:[3]
- In 2005, at third board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Gothenburg (+1, =2, -6),
- In 2015, at second board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavik (+5, =1, -3).
Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir played for Iceland in the Nordic Chess Cups:[4]
- In 1973, at fifth board in the 4th Nordic Chess Cup in Ribe (+0, =2, -3),
- In 1974, at sixth board in the 5th Nordic Chess Cup in Eckernförde (+2, =1, -2) and won team bronze medal,
- In 1976, at sixth board in the 7th Nordic Chess Cup in Bremen (+3, =2, -0) and won individual gold medal.
References[]
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Nordic European subzonal 2B :: Eksjö 1985". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir". www.olimpbase.org.
External links[]
- Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir rating card at FIDE
- Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Gudlaug Thorsteinsdottir chess games at 365Chess.com
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