Guðmundur Sigurjónsson (born 25 September 1947) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Icelandic Chess Champion.
Guðmundur Sigurjónsson | |
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![]() Guðmundur (left) vs. Gennadi Sosonko (Hoogovens 1977) | |
Full name | Guðmundur Sigurjónsson |
Country | Iceland |
Born | 25 September 1947 (1947-09-25) (age 74) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Title | Grandmaster (1975) |
FIDE rating | 2463 (September 2022) [inactive] |
Peak rating | 2530 (January 1976) |
Born in 1947, Guðmundur earned his international master title in 1970 and his grandmaster title in 1975. He won the Icelandic Chess Championship three times (1965, 1968 and 1972).[1] He played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads of 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986.[2] His tournament successes included 1st at Reykjavík 1970, =1st at Sant Feliu de Guíxols 1974, =2nd at Hastings 1974–75, =1st at Ourense 1976, =2nd at Cienfuegos 1976 and =1st at Brighton 1982. He has a FIDE rating of 2463 as of October 2017, though he is no longer active.[3]
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