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Einar Thorvaldsson

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Einar Thorvaldsson (1902 – 1967) was an Icelandic chess player, two-times Icelandic Chess Championship winner (1928, 1940).

Biography

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From the end of 1920s to the begin 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]

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

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.
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