Bragi Thorfinnsson

Bragi Thorfinnsson (born 10 April 1981) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster.[1][2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bragi.
Bragi Thorfinnsson
Bragi Þorfinnsson in 2016
CountryIceland
Born10 April 1981 (1981-04-10) (age 42)
Reykjavík, Iceland
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
Peak rating2493 (June 2013)

Chess career

Born in 1981, Bragi earned his international master title in 2003.[3] He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Four Nations Chess League 2012–13, scoring 6½/9 for the Jutes of Kent.[3][4] He also reached an Elo rating of 2500 after six rounds of this event.[3] He earned the second norm at the 2016–17 Icelandic Team Chess Championship, scoring 7/9, and his final norm at the Kragerø Resort Chess – A tournament in February 2018, scoring 7/9. He was awarded his GM title by FIDE in April 2018,[4] becoming the fourteenth and—at age 36—oldest Icelander to achieve the title.[5][6]

He is the no. 10 ranked Icelandic player as of September 2020.[7]

Personal life

Bragi is the younger brother of international master and journalist Björn Thorfinnsson. Bragi is not a professional chess player, and works full-time as a school teacher. He is married and has three children.[5]

References
  1. Ómar Óskarsson (9 April 2018). "Bragi Þorfinnsson stórmeistari í skák". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic).
  2. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (9 April 2018). "Bragi Þorfinnsson orðinn stórmeistari" (in Icelandic). RÚV.
  3. Staff writer(s) (8 May 2013). "Bragi Þorfinnsson með stórmeistaraáfanga" (in Icelandic). RÚV.
  4. 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, April 6-9, Minsk, Belarus FIDE
  5. Björn Thorfinnsson (2 March 2018). "Bragi fjórtándi – elsti stórmeistari Íslandssögunnar". DV (in Icelandic).
  6. Baldur Guðmundsson (2 March 2018). "Skrifaði frétt um „rígmontinn" litla bróður sinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic).
  7. Staff writer(s) (March 2018). "Federations Ranking – Iceland". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
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