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GM Margeir Petursson

Margeir Petursson
Full name
Margeir Petursson
Born
1960 (age 66)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Iceland
Profiles
#846
World Ranking
2387
Classical
2334
Rapid
2321
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (30 games)
English Opening: Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto Line (29 games)
Catalan Opening: Closed (21 games)
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh, Modern Defense (19 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (19 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (65 games)
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (26 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Vītoliņš Variation (25 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (23 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical Variation (22 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Margeir Petursson (2382)
David Kjartansson (2249)
1-0 46 2026
Margeir Petursson (2382)
Dagur Arngrimsson (2358)
1-0 31 2026
Margeir Petursson (2387)
Jaroslaw Rogowski (2077)
1-0 40 2026
Margeir Petursson (2387)
M Paul Townsend (2153)
1-0 67 2026
Margeir Petursson (2387)
Aldo Haik (2370)
1-0 49 2026
Margeir Petursson (2387)
Alexander Raetsky (2282)
1-0 56 2026
Margeir Petursson (2382)
Bragi Thorfinnsson (2377)
0-1 34 2026
Lexy Ortega (2323)
Margeir Petursson (2387)
1-0 38 2026
Ole Christian Moen (2143)
Margeir Petursson (2387)
0-1 50 2026
Karol Motuz (2233)
Margeir Petursson (2387)
½-½ 17 2026
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