Haukur Angantýsson
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Haukur Angantýsson is an Iceland
ic chess
International Master
.
He was awarded the International Master title by FIDE in 1981.
Angantýsson won the Icelandic Chess Championship
in 1976.
His greatest success was perhaps his victory in the World Open
of Philadelphia in 1979 (with 8/10), after tie-break with six equal placed grandmasters: Anthony Miles, Florin Gheorghiu
, Walter Browne, Arthur Bisguier
, Bernard Zuckerman
and John Fedorowicz
.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
International Master
FIDE titles
The World Chess Federation, FIDE , awards several performance-based titles to chess players. Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and norms . Once awarded, FIDE titles are held for life...
.
He was awarded the International Master title by FIDE in 1981.
Angantýsson won the Icelandic Chess Championship
Icelandic Chess Championship
The Icelandic Chess Championship is usually held in Reykjavík. It is organised by the Icelandic Chess Federation , the body responsible for holding national chess events and for representing Icelandic chess at the World Chess Federation...
in 1976.
His greatest success was perhaps his victory in the World Open
World Open chess tournament
The World Open chess tournament is an annual open chess tournament played in most editions in Philadelphia and some editions in New York. The inaugural event was a huge success played in New York in 1973 with 732 participants, and was won by Walter Browne....
of Philadelphia in 1979 (with 8/10), after tie-break with six equal placed grandmasters: Anthony Miles, Florin Gheorghiu
Florin Gheorghiu
Florin Gheorghiu is a Romanian chess player and university lecturer in foreign languages.Born in Bucharest, his prodigious talent for the game was evidenced by his many early achievements; he became an International Master in 1963 and Romania's first Grandmaster just two years later...
, Walter Browne, Arthur Bisguier
Arthur Bisguier
Arthur Bernard Bisguier is an American chess Grandmaster, chess promoter, and writer. Bisguier won two U.S. Junior Championships , three U.S. Open Chess Championship titles , and the 1954 United States Chess Championship title. He played for the United States in five chess Olympiads...
, Bernard Zuckerman
Bernard Zuckerman
Bernard Zuckerman is an International Master of chess.Zuckerman competed in seven U.S. Chess Championships , his best result being a tie for fourth and fifth in 1965. He served as a member of the U.S...
and John Fedorowicz
John Fedorowicz
John Peter Fedorowicz from the Bronx area of New York is an American International Grandmaster of chess, and a chess writer....
.