Björn Thorfinnsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Björn.

Björn Thorfinnsson (born 25 October 1979) is an Icelandic chess player and journalist. He holds the title of International Master.

In 1995, he was a member of Iceland's first-place Under-16 Chess Olympiad team.[1]

He is the elder brother of chess grandmaster Bragi Thorfinnsson.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: 3rd Children's Chess Olympiad, Canaries 1995, Iceland". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  2. ^ Björn Thorfinnsson (2 March 2018). "Bragi fjórtándi – elsti stórmeistari Íslandssögunnar". DV (in Icelandic).


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