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GM Margeir Petursson

Full name

Margeir Petursson

Born

1/1/1960 (age 64)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Iceland

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 (2344) Matvii Sobol (2021)	1-0	51	2024
Margeir Petursson (2407) Tim Jaksland (2084)	1-0	42	2024
Margeir Petursson (2397) Felix Fleish (2169)	1-0	56	2024
Margeir Petursson (2397) Fabrizio Bellia (2401)	1-0	26	2024
Margeir Petursson (2344) Volodymyr Sakun (2274)	0-1	33	2024
Margeir Petursson (2407) Glenn C Flear (2392)	0-1	55	2024
Margeir Petursson (2344) Artem Andrienko (2041)	½-½	51	2024
Margeir Petursson (2407) Michele Godena (2435)	½-½	21	2024
Margeir Petursson (2397) John M Emms (2428)	½-½	55	2024
Margeir Petursson (2397) Mark Ginsburg (2272)	½-½	41	2024

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