Bragi Thorfinnsson (born 10 April 1981) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster.[1][2]
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Country | Iceland |
Born | 10 April 1981 (1981-04-10) (age 41) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
FIDE rating | 2408 (July 2022) |
Peak rating | 2493 (June 2013) |
Born in 1981, Bragi earned his international master title in 2003.[3] He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Four Nations Chess League 2012–13, scoring 6½/9 for the Jutes of Kent.[3][4] He also reached an Elo rating of 2500 after six rounds of this event.[3] He earned the second norm at the 2016–17 Icelandic Team Chess Championship, scoring 7/9, and his final norm at the Kragerø Resort Chess – A tournament in February 2018, scoring 7/9. He was awarded his GM title by FIDE in April 2018,[4] becoming the fourteenth and—at age 36—oldest Icelander to achieve the title.[5][6]
He is the no. 10 ranked Icelandic player as of September 2020.[7]
Bragi is the younger brother of international master and journalist Björn Thorfinnsson. Bragi is not a professional chess player, and works full-time as a school teacher. He is married and has three children.[5]
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