Einar Thorvaldsson

Icelandic chess player (1902–1967)

Einar Thorvaldsson (1902 – 1967) was an Icelandic chess player who won the Icelandic Chess Championship twice.

## Biography

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From the end of the 1920s to the beginning of 1940s, Einar was one of the leading Icelandic chess players. He twice won the Icelandic Chess Championship: in 1928 and in 1940.[1]

Einar played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

* In 1930, at third board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+4, =7, -6),
* In 1933, at third board in the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+2, =5, -7),
* In 1939, at fourth board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+3, =4, -3).

Einar played for Iceland in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:[3]

* In 1936, at third board in the 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+4, =5, -10).

## References

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1. ^ Gaige doesn't list biographical dates of birth or death, but confirms the Icelandic championship years. Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 425, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Einar Þorvaldsson". www.olimpbase.org.
3. ^ "OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Einar Þorvaldsson". www.olimpbase.org.

## External links

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* Einar Thorvaldsson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
* Einar Þorvaldsson chess games at 365chess.com

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