Guðmundur Sigurjónsson (born 25 September 1947) is an Icelandic

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grandmaster. He is a three-time Icelandic Chess Champion.

Chess career

Born in 1947, Guðmundur earned his international master title in 1970 and his grandmaster title in 1975. He won the

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three times (1965, 1968 and 1972). He played for Iceland in the

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s of 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986. His tournament successes included 1st at Reykjavík 1970, =1st at

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1974, =2nd at

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1974–75, =1st at Ourense 1976, =2nd at Cienfuegos 1976 and =1st at Brighton 1982. He has a FIDE

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of 2463 as of October 2017, though he is no longer active.

Notable games

Laszlo Szabo vs Gudmundur Sigurjonsson, Reykjavík 1968, Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D47), 0–1Gudmundur Sigurjonsson vs Alexandru Sorin Segal, Ybbs 1968, Budapest Defense: Adler Variation (A52), 1–0Gudmundur Sigurjonsson vs Leif Ogaard, Esbjerg 1978, Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46), 1–0

References

External links

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Guðmundur Sigurjónsson at 365Chess.com
1947 births Living people Gudmundur Sigurjonsson Gudmundur Sigurjonsson Chess grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors {{Iceland-chess-bio-stub