Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson
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Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson | |
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![]() Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson, Wijk aan Zee 2013 | |
Country | Iceland |
Born | 29 May 1993 Reykjavík, Iceland | (age 30)
Title | Grandmaster (2013) |
FIDE rating | 2544 (November 2022) |
Peak rating | 2603 (June 2021) |
Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (born 29 May 1993) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He is the No. 1 ranked Icelandic player as of May 2021.[1]
Chess career
Born in 1993, Hjörvar earned his FIDE master title in 2011, followed by his International master title in 2012 and Grandmaster title in 2013. He first competed for Iceland at the 39th Chess Olympiad, scoring 4/7.[2] He has since represented his nation at the 40th Chess Olympiad, scoring 6½/10;[3] the 41st Chess Olympiad, scoring 7/10;[4] and the 42nd Chess Olympiad, scoring 7/10.[5]
Grétarsson received a wild card from the Icelandic Chess Federation to compete in the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2022.
References
- ^ Staff writer(s) (October 2019). "Federations Ranking - Iceland". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ 39th Chess Olympiad: Khanty-Mansiysk 2010
- ^ 40th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2012
- ^ 41st Chess Olympiad: Tromsø 2014
- ^ 42nd Chess Olympiad: Baku 2016
External links
- Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson rating card at FIDE
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