Björn Thorfinnsson (born 25 October 1979) is an Icelandic

chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

player and journalist. He holds the title of

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

. In 1995, he was a member of Iceland's first-place Under-16

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ...

team. He is the elder brother of chess grandmaster Bragi Thorfinnsson.

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Source of birthdate 1979 births Living people Bjorn Thorfinnsson Chess International Masters {{Iceland-chess-bio-stub