Olafur Magnússon
| Olafur Magnússon | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iceland |
| Born | 1939 |
Olafur Magnússon (born 1939) is an Icelandic chess player, Icelandic Chess Championship two times winner (1970, 1973).
Biography
[edit]From the begin 1960s to the mid-1970s Olafur Magnússon was one of the leading Icelandic chess players. He twice won Icelandic Chess Championships: in 1970 after play-off against Ingvar Ásmundsson (4:2) and in 1973 after play-off against Magnús Sólmundarson (5:4).
Olafur Magnússon played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
- In 1960, at fourth board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+3, =5, -8),
- In 1970, at fourth board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+3, =5, -2),
- In 1972, at second reserve board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+5, =4, -2).
References
[edit]- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ólafur Magnússon". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Olafur Magnusson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Olafur Magnússon chess games at 365chess.com
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