Guðmundur Sigurjónsson

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Guðmundur Sigurjónsson
Hoogovenschaaktoernooi, Wijk aan Zee 18, 19 Kurajica in aktie en 4, 5 Sosonk, Bestanddeelnr 928-9946.jpg
Guðmundur (left) vs. Gennadi Sosonko (Hoogovens 1977)
Full nameGuðmundur Sigurjónsson
CountryIceland
Born25 September 1947 (1947-09-25) (age 73)
Reykjavík, Iceland
TitleGrandmaster (1975)
FIDE rating2463 (August 2021) [inactive]
Peak rating2530 (January 1976)

Guðmundur Sigurjónsson (born 25 September 1947) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Icelandic Chess Champion.

Chess career[]

Born in 1947, Guðmundur earned his international master title in 1970 and his grandmaster title in 1975. He won the Icelandic Chess Championship three times (1965, 1968 and 1972).[1] He played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads of 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986.[2] His tournament successes included 1st at Reykjavík 1970, =1st at Sant Feliu de Guíxols 1974, =2nd at Hastings 1974–75, =1st at Ourense 1976, =2nd at Cienfuegos 1976 and =1st at Brighton 1982. He has a FIDE rating of 2463 as of October 2017, though he is no longer active.[3]

Notable games[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Icelandic Chess Championships". The Icelandic Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 2004-10-04. Retrieved 2009-06-29. (in Icelandic)
  2. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Guðmundur Sigurjónsson". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  3. ^ Staff writer(s) (October 2017). "Federations Ranking - Iceland". FIDE.
  • Sunnucks, Anne (1976). The Encyclopaedia of Chess. St. Martin's Press. p. 455. ISBN 0-7091-4697-3.CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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