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==Chess career== |
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Born in 1972, Hannes won the [[World Youth Chess Championship#Under-16|World U16 Chess Championship]] in 1987. He won the [[Acropolis International chess tournament|Acropolis International]] in 1993<ref name="cbn2007">{{Cite news|title=Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4073|date=26 August 2007|periodical=ChessBase News|accessdate=2008-04-10|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> and tied for 1st–4th with [[Hedinn Steingrimsson]], [[Yuriy Kryvoruchko (chess player)|Yuriy Kryvoruchko]] and [[Mihail Marin]] in the Reykjavik Open tournament 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5344|title=Reykjavik Open 2009 – chess in geothermal splendor|date=2009-04-13|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=14 May 2010}}</ref> He won the International chess tournament Open [[Teplice]] 2015 in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openteplice.cz|title=Winner GM Hannes Stefansson|publisher=International chess tournament Open Teplice}}</ref> He is the No. 6 ranked Icelandic player as of October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=ISL|title=Federations Ranking - Iceland|author=Staff writer(s)|publisher=FIDE|date=October 2017}}</ref> |
Born in 1972, Hannes won the [[World Youth Chess Championship#Under-16|World U16 Chess Championship]] in 1987. He won the [[Acropolis International chess tournament|Acropolis International]] in 1993<ref name="cbn2007">{{Cite news|title=Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4073|date=26 August 2007|periodical=ChessBase News|accessdate=2008-04-10|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> and tied for 1st–4th with [[Hedinn Steingrimsson]], [[Yuriy Kryvoruchko (chess player)|Yuriy Kryvoruchko]] and [[Mihail Marin]] in the Reykjavik Open tournament 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5344|title=Reykjavik Open 2009 – chess in geothermal splendor|date=2009-04-13|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=14 May 2010}}</ref> He won the International chess tournament Open [[Teplice]] 2015 in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openteplice.cz|title=Winner GM Hannes Stefansson|publisher=International chess tournament Open Teplice|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703041147/http://www.openteplice.cz/|archivedate=2015-07-03|df=}}</ref> He is the No. 6 ranked Icelandic player as of October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=ISL|title=Federations Ranking - Iceland|author=Staff writer(s)|publisher=FIDE|date=October 2017}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 05:18, 29 October 2017
| Hannes Stefansson | |
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 Hannes Stefansson, 2008 | |
| Full name | Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson |
| Country | Iceland |
| Born | 18 July 1972 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Title | Grandmaster (1993) |
| FIDE rating | 2471 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2604 (January 2002) |
Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (born 18 July 1972) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He is an eleven-time Icelandic Chess Champion, which makes him the record holder for most Icelandic Championship victories.
Chess career
Born in 1972, Hannes won the World U16 Chess Championship in 1987. He won the Acropolis International in 1993[1] and tied for 1st–4th with Hedinn Steingrimsson, Yuriy Kryvoruchko and Mihail Marin in the Reykjavik Open tournament 2009.[2] He won the International chess tournament Open Teplice 2015 in the Czech Republic.[3] He is the No. 6 ranked Icelandic player as of October 2017.[4]
References
- ^ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase News. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ "Reykjavik Open 2009 – chess in geothermal splendor". ChessBase. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Winner GM Hannes Stefansson". International chess tournament Open Teplice. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Staff writer(s) (October 2017). "Federations Ranking - Iceland". FIDE.
External links
- Hannes Stefansson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
