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Björn Thorsteinsson (born 7 January 1940) is an Icelandic chess player, Icelandic Chess Championship two times winner (1967, 1975).

Björn Thorsteinsson
Country	Iceland
Born	(1940-01-07) 7 January 1940 (age 82)

Biography

From the begin 1960s to the mid-1970s Björn Thorsteinsson was one of the leading Icelandic chess players. He twice won Icelandic Chess Championships: in 1967 and 1975.

Björn Thorsteinsson played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

• In 1962, at fourth board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+4, =4, -4),
• In 1964, at first board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+4, =6, -5),
• In 1968, at first reserve board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+2, =7, -3),
• In 1976, at third board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+2, =5, -2).

Björn Thorsteinsson played for Iceland in the Nordic Chess Cups:[2]

• In 1975, at second board in the 6th Nordic Chess Cup in Hindås (+0, =3, -2).

References

External links

• Bjorn Thorsteinsson rating card at FIDE
• Bjorn Thorsteinsson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Björn Thorsteinsson chess games at 365chess.com

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