Johann Hjartarson

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Johann Hjartarson (born 8 February 1963) is a chess Grandmaster from Iceland. He earned the Grandmaster title in 1984. Among his best international tournament results are equal fourth at Reykjavik 1988 (5 wins, 3 losses, 9 draws), equal third at Tilburg 1988 (+3-3=8) and sixth at Belgrade 1989 (+2-2=7).[1] In 1987 he finished equal first at the Interzonal tournament in Szirak, Hungary and qualified for the World Championship Candidates Tournament in 1988.[2] He defeated Viktor Korchnoi but lost to Anatoly Karpov in the quarter finals.

His highest Elo rating is 2640, achieved in July 2003.

He has not played much competitive chess in recent years, preferring to concentrate on a law career. Nevertheless, as of April 2008 he was Iceland's top rated player with a rating of 2592.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hooper, David;Whyld, Kenneth (1992). The Oxford Companion To Chess. Oxford University Press, 174. ISBN 0-19-280039-3. 
  2. ^ Chess: Iceland's Johann Hjartarson In Tie for First at Interzonal. New York Times (1987-09-08). Retrieved on 2008-02-20.

[edit] External links

FIDE rating card for Johann Hjartarson

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