| Bragi Thorfinnsson | |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Grandmaster (2018) | |
| Peakrating: | 2493 (June 2013) |
| Fideid: | 2300958 |
Bragi Thorfinnsson (born 10 April 1981) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster.[1] [2]
Born in 1981, Bragi earned his international master title in 2003. He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Four Nations Chess League 2012–13, scoring 6½/9 for the Jutes of Kent. 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]