Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir (born 2 March 1961) is an Icelandic

chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

Woman FIDE master (WFM), six-times winner of the Icelandic Women's Chess Championship (1975, 1982, 1989, 2002, 2005, 2007) with the first of the titles coming at the age of 14 and the last one at the age of 46 – 32 years apart.

Biography

From the end of 1970s to the end of 2010s, Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir was one of Iceland's leading female chess players. She six times won Icelandic Women's Chess Championships: 1975, 1982, 1989, 2002, 2005, and 2007. In 1985, in

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Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir participated in

Women's World Chess Championship The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Chess Championship, which only came under FIDE's ...

Nordic European Subzonal tournament and shared 4th-5th place with Jolanta Dahlin. Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir played for Iceland in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

s: * In 1978, at first board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+6, =3, -4), * In 1982, at first board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+6, =3, -2), * In 1984, at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =5, -5), * In 2004, at second board in the 36th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =2, -5), * In 2006, at second board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+5, =4, -2), * In 2008, at second board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =1, -4). Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir played for Iceland in the European Women's Team Chess Championships: * In 2005, at third board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+1, =2, -6), * In 2015, at second board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

(+5, =1, -3). Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir played for Iceland in the Nordic Chess Cups: * In 1973, at fifth board in the 4th Nordic Chess Cup in

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(+0, =2, -3), * In 1974, at sixth board in the 5th Nordic Chess Cup in

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(+2, =1, -2) and won team bronze medal, * In 1976, at sixth board in the 7th Nordic Chess Cup in

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(+3, =2, -0) and won individual gold medal.

References

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chess games at 365Chess.com 1961 births Living people Chess Woman FIDE Masters Gudlaug Torsteinsdóttir Gudlaug Torsteinsdóttir Chess Olympiad competitors {{Iceland-chess-bio-stub