Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson

Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (born 29 May 1993) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He is the No. 1 ranked Icelandic player as of October 2019.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hjörvar.
Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson
Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson, Wijk aan Zee 2013
CountryIceland
Born29 May 1993 (1993-05-29) (age 27)
Reykjavík, Iceland
TitleGrandmaster (2013)
FIDE rating2579 (June 2020)
Peak rating2586 (January 2020)

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 2019). "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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