Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson

Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson
Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson, Wijk aan Zee 2013
Country Iceland
Born 29 May 1993 (1993-05-29) (age 25)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Title Grandmaster (2013)
FIDE rating 2557 (October 2018)
Peak rating 2580 (April 2016)

Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (born 29 May 1993) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He is the No. 2 ranked Icelandic player as of October 2017.[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]

References

  1. ↑ Staff writer(s) (October 2017). "Federations Ranking - Iceland". FIDE.
  2. ↑ 39th Chess Olympiad: Khanty-Mansiysk 2010
  3. ↑ 40th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2012
  4. ↑ 41st Chess Olympiad: Tromsø 2014
  5. ↑ 42nd Chess Olympiad: Baku 2016


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