Bragi Thorfinnsson (born 10 April 1981) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster.[1][2]
| Bragi Thorfinnsson | |
|---|---|
 Bragi Þorfinnsson in 2016 | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Born | 10 April 1981 (age 43) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| Peak rating | 2493 (June 2013) |
Chess career
editBorn in 1981, Bragi earned his international master title in 2003.[3] He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Four Nations Chess League 2012–13, scoring 6½/9 for the Jutes of Kent.[3][4] 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]
Personal life
editBragi 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]
References
edit- ^ Ómar Óskarsson (9 April 2018). "Bragi Þorfinnsson stórmeistari í skák". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic).
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (9 April 2018). "Bragi Þorfinnsson orðinn stórmeistari" (in Icelandic). RÚV.
- ^ a b c Staff writer(s) (8 May 2013). "Bragi Þorfinnsson með stórmeistaraáfanga" (in Icelandic). RÚV.
- ^ a b 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, April 6-9, Minsk, Belarus FIDE
- ^ a b Björn Thorfinnsson (2 March 2018). "Bragi fjórtándi – elsti stórmeistari Íslandssögunnar". DV (in Icelandic).
- ^ Baldur Guðmundsson (2 March 2018). "Skrifaði frétt um "rígmontinn" litla bróður sinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic).
- ^ Staff writer(s) (March 2018). "Federations Ranking – Iceland". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
External links
edit- Bragi Thorfinnsson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Bragi Thorfinnsson rating card at FIDE