Vignir Vatnar Stefansson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Vignir.
Vignir Vatnar Stefansson
CountryIceland
Born (2003-02-07) February 7, 2003
TitleGrandmaster (2023)[1]
FIDE rating2509 (July 2025)
Peak rating2551 (March 2025)

Vignir Vatnar Stefansson is an Icelandic chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In May 2023, he tied for the first place with Guðmundur Kjartansson and Hannes Stefánsson in the Icelandic Chess Championship. The trio played against each other in blitz tiebreaks, and Vignir ultimately defeated Guðmundur to become the national champion.[2]

In July 2023, he finished in second place in the České Budějovice Chess Festival Rating Open A 2023, losing to Ameya Audi.[3]

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Icelandic Championship: Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson wins maiden title". May 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (July 17, 2023). "Ameya Audi amazing at České Budějovice Chess Festival Open 2023".
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