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Bjorn Thorfinnsson
B Thorfinnsson 
Source: reykjavikopen.com 

Number of games in database: 798
Years covered: 1993 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2386 (2403 rapid, 2389 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2422
Overall record: +272 -261 =185 (50.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 80 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (148) 
    A45 A46 D00 A40 D02
 Slav (19) 
    D17 D18 D15 D16 D10
 English (19) 
    A15 A13 A16 A10 A14
 King's Indian (18) 
    E90 E81 E62 E87 E67
 Queen's Gambit Declined (17) 
    D38 D30 D35 D37 D31
 Nimzo Indian (14) 
    E43 E47 E51 E32 E53
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (74) 
    C60 C78 C63 C62 C70
 Queen's Pawn Game (35) 
    D02 A46 D00 A45 D05
 Scotch Game (22) 
    C45
 English (20) 
    A15 A10 A11 A13 A14
 Giuoco Piano (20) 
    C53 C50 C54
 Reti System (18) 
    A06 A04
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   B Thorfinnsson vs E Player, 1999 1-0
   G Thorhallsson vs B Thorfinnsson, 2009 0-1
   B Thorfinnsson vs D Moskovic, 2012 1-0
   B Thorfinnsson vs J Halldorsson, 2001 1-0
   B Thorfinnsson vs Y Wang, 2008 1-0
   G Kjartansson vs B Thorfinnsson, 2011 0-1
   B Adithya vs B Thorfinnsson, 2014 0-1
   B Thorfinnsson vs L Ptacnikova, 2004 1/2-1/2
   B Thorfinnsson vs H J Schubert, 2000 1-0
   B Thorfinnsson vs S Bjornsson, 2014 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Bunratty Classic (2015)
   Johann Thorir Jonsson Memorial (2001)
   Reykjavik Open (2008)
   London Classic Masters (2024)
   London Chess Classic Open (2011)
   Reykjavik Open (2000)
   Isle of Man Open (1999)
   Reykjavik Open (2006)
   Gibraltar Masters (2005)
   Reykjavik Open (2015)
   Pro Chess League (2018)
   Reykjavik Open (2013)
   Reykjavik Open (2014)
   Reykjavik Open (2017)
   Reykjavik Open (2016)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   d4 for White by geordieray

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Reykjavik Open
   B Thorfinnsson vs R Lacroix (Apr-15-25) 1-0
   Sriansh Das vs B Thorfinnsson (Apr-14-25) 1-0
   B Thorfinnsson vs B Bourgois (Apr-13-25) 1-0
   V Garbuz vs B Thorfinnsson (Apr-13-25) 1/2-1/2
   E Burgalat vs B Thorfinnsson (Apr-11-25) 1/2-1/2

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BJORN THORFINNSSON
(born Oct-25-1979, 45 years old) Iceland

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International Master

Chess player and journalist. He holds the title of International Master.

In 1995, he was a member of Iceland's first-place Under-16 Chess Olympiad team.

He is the elder brother of chess grandmaster Bragi Thorfinnsson.

Last updated: 2022-07-16 21:17:51

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 page 1 of 32; games 1-25 of 798  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Thorfinnsson vs E Tonning  0-1311993Peer Gynt InternationalA52 Budapest Gambit
2. S Silseth vs B Thorfinnsson  ½-½251993Peer Gynt InternationalC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
3. B Thorfinnsson vs E Fossan  0-1621993Gausdal InternationalB32 Sicilian
4. B Thorfinnsson vs A Moen  ½-½351995Canaries ol U16E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
5. B Thorfinnsson vs K Edvardsson  0-1431995Hafnarfjordur opE43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
6. B Thorfinnsson vs B Thorfinnsson  ½-½251995Hafnarfjordur opE15 Queen's Indian
7. B Thorfinnsson vs A Gunnarsson  ½-½651995Hafnarfjordur opC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
8. B Thorfinnsson vs J A Nilssen  0-1401995Hafnarfjordur opD02 Queen's Pawn Game
9. M Ulfarsson vs B Thorfinnsson  1-0421995Hafnarfjordur opC78 Ruy Lopez
10. J L Burden vs B Thorfinnsson  ½-½431995Hafnarfjordur opA07 King's Indian Attack
11. B Thorfinnsson vs I Bern  0-1461995Hafnarfjordur opA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
12. O Zudov vs B Thorfinnsson  0-1371995Canaries ol U16C78 Ruy Lopez
13. B Thorfinnsson vs Jorge Peraza  1-0281995Canaries ol U16D02 Queen's Pawn Game
14. G Halldorsson vs B Thorfinnsson  1-0411995Hafnarfjordur opE00 Queen's Pawn Game
15. B Thorfinnsson vs D Snarheim  1-0291995Canaries ol U16D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. A Sviridov vs B Thorfinnsson  0-1311995Canaries ol U16C50 Giuoco Piano
17. N Pert vs B Thorfinnsson  ½-½431995Canaries ol U16A47 Queen's Indian
18. M Mchedlishvili vs B Thorfinnsson  ½-½351995Canaries ol U16E01 Catalan, Closed
19. B Thorfinnsson vs S Bjornsson  1-0171995Hafnarfjordur opE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
20. J V Gunnarsson vs B Thorfinnsson  ½-½28199523rd World OpenC53 Giuoco Piano
21. B Thorfinnsson vs I Margulis  0-133199523rd World OpenA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
22. L Day vs B Thorfinnsson  1-0291995North Bay International OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
23. A A Gretarsson vs B Thorfinnsson  1-0511996Hellir CC-chC57 Two Knights
24. B Thorfinnsson vs M Turunen  ½-½641996Scandinavia CupT U18D00 Queen's Pawn Game
25. B Thorfinnsson vs B Viglundsson  0-1221996Hafnarfjordur opD60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
 page 1 of 32; games 1-25 of 798  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-12-04  Pall: Just got an IM norm in the 2004 ECC.
Mar-03-08  nummerzwei: Today, he beat IGM Wang Yue (2698) in the first round of the 2008 Reykjavik Open! I was very excited when I followed the endgame stage of that game on playchess. Good luck to him for the rest of the tournament and also for his whole chess career, of course.
Mar-03-08  silvermoon: well done to Bjorn!
Sep-26-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: Bjorn to be wild!
May-22-12  waustad: He had a 22 move win today at Salento 2012 where Bentivegna handed him his queen for a knight. He was so worried about avoiding one threat he ignored a much bigger one.
May-22-12  waustad: Who knows how long the link will last, but at the momnent you can find the games here: http://www.scacchirandagi.com/Scacc...
May-31-18  BIDMONFA: Bjorn Thorfinnsson

THORFINNSSON, Bjorn
http://www.bidmonfa.com/thorfinnsso...
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