Vignir Vatnar Stefansson
Icelandic chess grandmaster (born 2003)
Vignir Vatnar Stefansson | |
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Country | Iceland |
Born | (2003-02-07) February 7, 2003 (age 21) |
Title | Grandmaster (2023)[1] |
FIDE rating | 2531 (September 2024) |
Peak rating | 2531 (September 2024) |
Vignir Vatnar Stefansson is an Icelandic chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In May 2023, he tied with Guðmundur Kjartansson and Hannes Stefánsson in the Icelandic Chess Championship. The trio played against each other in blitz tiebreaks, and Vignir ultimately defeated Guðmundur to become the national champion.[2]
In July 2023, he finished in second place in the České Budějovice Chess Festival Rating Open A 2023, losing to winner Ameya Audi.[3]
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Icelandic Grandmasters
Chess players for Iceland with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)
- Bragi Thorfinnsson
- Henrik Danielsen
- Friðrik Ólafsson
- Guðmundur Kjartansson
- Guðmundur Sigurjónsson
- Hannes Stefánsson
- Héðinn Steingrímsson
- Helgi Grétarsson
- Helgi Ólafsson
- Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson
- Jóhann Hjartarson
- Jón Loftur Árnason
- Margeir Pétursson
- Throstur Thorhallsson
- Vignir Vatnar Stefansson
- See also: List of chess grandmasters
- Category:Icelandic chess players
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