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 May 2021.[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 Steinn.
Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson
Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson, Wijk aan Zee 2013
CountryIceland
Born29 May 1993 (1993-05-29) (age 30)
Reykjavík, Iceland
TitleGrandmaster (2013)
FIDE rating2522 (October 2023)
Peak rating2603 (June 2021)

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
  1. Staff writer(s) (October 2019). "Federations Ranking - Iceland". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  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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