Karl Thorsteins

Karl Thorsteins
Karl Thorsteins
Country	Iceland
Born	October 13, 1964 (age 56)
Title	International Master (1985)
FIDE rating	2401 (August 2021)
Ranking	3224

Karl Thorsteins (born October 13, 1964) is an Icelandic chess player who has been an International Master since 1985. He won the Icelandic Chess Championship twice: in 1985 and 1989.^[1] In 1988, he played in the Reykjavik Invitational Tournament, finishing in tenth with a total of 5 points. A game he lost to Jóhann Hjartarson in this tournament was highlighted by Robert Byrne in the New York Times.^[2]

References[]

^ "The chess games of Karl Thorsteins". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
^ Byrne, Robert (1988-05-24). "Chess". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-03.

External links[]

Karl Thorsteins player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Karl Thorsteins rating card at FIDE

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[1] "The chess games of Karl Thorsteins". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2019-06-03.

[2] Byrne, Robert (1988-05-24). "Chess". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-03.

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