Einar Thorvaldsson
Einar Thorvaldsson (1902 – 1967) was an Icelandic chess player, two-times Icelandic Chess Championship winner (1928, 1940).
Biography
[edit]From the end of 1920s to the begin of 1940s, Einar was one of the leading Icelandic chess players. He twice won the Icelandic Chess Championship: in 1928 and in 1940.[1]
Einar played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1930, at third board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+4, =7, -6),
- In 1933, at third board in the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+2, =5, -7),
- In 1939, at fourth board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+3, =4, -3).
Einar played for Iceland in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:[3]
- In 1936, at third board in the 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+4, =5, -10).
References
[edit]- ^ Gaige doesn't list biographical dates of birth or death, but confirms the Icelandic championship years. Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 425, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Einar Þorvaldsson". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Einar Þorvaldsson". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Einar Thorvaldsson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Einar Þorvaldsson chess games at 365chess.com
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