Country Iceland Role Chess Player | Name Hannes Stefansson Title Grandmaster | |
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Full name Hannes Hlifar Stefansson Born 18 July 1972 (age 51) ( 1972-07-18 ) | ||
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Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (born 18 July 1972) is an Icelandic chess Grandmaster. Hannes has won the Icelandic Chess Championship every year since 1998 except for 2000 and 2009 when he didn't participate. His 11 titles make him the record holder for most Championships. He won at Athens 1993 (Acropolis International) and tied for 1st-4th with Hedinn Steingrimsson, Yuriy Kryvoruchko and Mihail Marin in the Reykjavik Open tournament 2009. His current Elo rating is 2602. He won the International chess tournament Open Teplice 2015 in the Czech Republic.
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