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Freysteinn Thorbergsson

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Freysteinn Thorbergsson
CountryIceland
Born(1931-05-12)12 May 1931
Died23 October 1974(1974-10-23) (aged 43)

Freysteinn Thorbergsson (12 May 1931 – 23 October 1974) was an Icelandic chess player, Icelandic Chess Championship winner (1960), Nordic Chess Championship winner (1965).

Biography

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From the late 1950s to the early 1970s Freysteinn was also one of the leading Icelandic chess players. He won the Icelandic Chess Championship in 1960 and became 2nd in 1971. Also Freysteinn Þorbergsson won Nordic Chess Championship in 1965. He was repeated participant in traditional international chess tournaments in Reykjavík (1960, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974).

Freysteinn played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Thorbergsson played for Iceland in the World Student Team Chess Championship:[2]

  • In 1958, at third board in the 5th World Student Team Chess Championship in Varna (+4, =4, −1).

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Freysteinn Þorbergsson". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Freysteinn Þorbergsson". www.olimpbase.org.
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