Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson Explained

Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson
Country:Iceland
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Grandmaster (2013)
Peakrating:2603 (June 2021)
Fideid:2302241

Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (born 29 May 1993) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He is the No. 1 ranked Icelandic player as of May 2021.[1]

Chess career

Born in 1993, Hjörvar earned his FIDE master title in 2011, followed by his International master title in 2012 and Grandmaster title in 2013. He first competed for Iceland at the 39th Chess Olympiad, scoring 4/7.[2] He has since represented his nation at the 40th Chess Olympiad, scoring 6½/10;[3] the 41st Chess Olympiad, scoring 7/10;[4] and the 42nd Chess Olympiad, scoring 7/10.[5]

Grétarsson received a wild card from the Icelandic Chess Federation to compete in the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2022.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federations Ranking - Iceland. Staff writer(s). FIDE. October 2019. 2017-10-08. 2017-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124021509/https://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=ISL. dead.
  2. http://www.olimpbase.org/2010/2010isl.html 39th Chess Olympiad: Khanty-Mansiysk 2010
  3. http://www.olimpbase.org/2012/2012isl.html 40th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2012
  4. http://www.olimpbase.org/2014/2014isl.html 41st Chess Olympiad: Tromsø 2014
  5. http://www.olimpbase.org/2016/2016isl.html 42nd Chess Olympiad: Baku 2016