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Throstur Thorhallsson

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Thröstur Thórhallsson
Thröstur Thórhallsson, London 2010
CountryIceland
Born19 March 1969 (1969-03-19) (age 55)
Reykjavík, Iceland
TitleGrandmaster (1996)
Peak rating2510 (July 1997)

Þröstur Þórhallsson (born 19 March 1969), sometimes anglicized as Thröstur Thórhallsson, is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He was Icelandic Chess Champion in 2012.

Chess career

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Born in 1969, Þröstur obtained the international master title in 1987, followed by the grandmaster title in 1996. His peak rating is 2510, set in July 1997.[1] He won the Icelandic Chess Championship in 2012. He is the No. 9 ranked Icelandic player as of September 2020.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Seirawan, Yasser (2003). Winning Chess Endings. Everyman Chess. p. 133. ISBN 1-85744-348-9.
  2. ^ Staff writer(s) (May 2018). "Federations Ranking – Iceland". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
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