Full name Haukur Angantysson Role Chess master Died May 4, 2012 | Title International Master Name Haukur Angantysson | |
Born 2 December 1948Flateyri, Onundarfjorður ( 1948-12-02 ) | ||
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Haukur Angantýsson (2 December 1948 – 4 May 2012) was an Icelandic chess International Master.
He was awarded the International Master title by FIDE in 1981.
Haukur won the Icelandic Chess Championship in 1976.
His greatest success was perhaps his victory in the 1979 World Open at Philadelphia (with 8/10), after tie-break with six other players, four of whom were grandmasters: Tony Miles, Florin Gheorghiu, Walter Browne, Arthur Bisguier, Bernard Zuckerman and John Fedorowicz.
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