- Johann Hjartarson
Johann Hjartarson (born
8 February 1963 ) is achess Grandmaster fromIceland . He earned the Grandmaster title in 1984. Among his best international tournament results are equal fourth atReykjavik 1988 (5 wins, 3 losses, 9 draws), equal third atTilburg 1988 (+3-3=8) and sixth atBelgrade 1989 (+2-2=7). [cite book|author=Hooper, David;Whyld, Kenneth|title=The Oxford Companion To Chess|publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1992|isbn=0-19-280039-3|pages=174] In 1987 he finished equal first at theInterzonal tournament inSzirak ,Hungary and qualified for the World Championship Candidates Tournament in 1988. [cite web|title=Chess: Iceland's Johann Hjartarson In Tie for First at Interzonal |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE0D8113AF93BA3575AC0A961948260|publisher=New York Times |date=1987-09-08 |accessdate=2008-02-20] He defeatedViktor Korchnoi but lost toAnatoly 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.
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