| Magnús Sólmundarson | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iceland |
| Born | (1939-11-14) 14 November 1939 (age 85) |
| Peak rating | 2390 (July 1972) |
Magnús Sólmundarson (born 14 November 1939) is an Icelandic chess player. He is an Icelandic Chess Championship medalist (1973).
Biography
From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s Magnús Sólmundarson was one of the leading Icelandic chess players. He has regularly participated in Icelandic Chess Championships, which he won silver medal in 1973 after lost play-off against Olafur Magnússon, and Reykjavík International Chess tournaments (1964, 1972, 1974, 1982).
Magnús Sólmundarson played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:
- In 1964, at first reserve board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+5, =3, -3),
- In 1970, at first reserve board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+5, =3, -3),
- In 1972, at fourth board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+8, =4, -5),
- In 1976, at fourth board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+4, =2, -3).
Magnús Sólmundarson played for Iceland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:
- In 1983, at eighth board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =0, -1).
Magnús Sólmundarson played for Iceland in the Nordic Chess Cups:
- In 1974, at fourth board in the 5th Nordic Chess Cup in Eckernförde (+0, =4, -1) and won team bronze medal,
- In 1976, at fourth board in the 7th Nordic Chess Cup in Bremen (+2, =2, -1).
Also Magnús Sólmundarson has successfully participated in correspondence chess tournaments and won the Icelandic Correspondence Chess Championship (1991–1993).
References
- "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Magnús Sólmundarson". olimpbase.org.
- "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Magnús Sólmundarson". olimpbase.org.
- "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Magnús Sólmundarson". olimpbase.org.
- "Country details". iccf.com.
External links
- Magnus Solmundarson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Magnús Sólmundarson chess games at 365chess.com
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