Jóhann Hjartarson

Berlin 2010
Association	Iceland
Born	February 8, 1963 Reykjavík
title	International Master (1984) Grand Master (1985)
Current  Elo rating	2525 (August 2020)
Best Elo rating	2640 (July 2003)
Tab at the FIDE (English)

Jóhann Hjartarson (born February 8, 1963 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic chess player .

Career

Hjartarson was Icelandic champion in 1980, 1984, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2016 . The World Chess Federation FIDE named him international master in 1984 and grandmaster in 1985 . In 1987 he won with Salow the Interzonal of Szirák , becoming the World Cup candidates . There he defeated Viktor Korchnoi in the round of 16 just after the decision by quick games with 4.5 to 3.5. In the quarterfinals, however, he had to admit defeat Anatoly Karpov with 1.5 to 3.5.

He also achieved other important successes in a number of international tournaments . In 1984 he won in Reykjavík. In 1985 Hjartarson won in Gjøvik . In 1986 he finished second in Reykjavík. In 1988 he won in Munich ahead of Robert Huebner . He came third in Tilburg . In 1992 he won the Reykjavík tournament again.

At the 1997 FIDE World Cup in Groningen after the knockout system , he defeated GM Šarūnas Šulskis in the 1st round , but lost to GM Aljaksej Aljaksandrau in the 2nd round . In the same year he won the Nordic Championship, which he won again in 2017 in Växjö . Hjartarson is also the author of several tournament books .

A curious record is his game against IM Jón Vidarsson in 1994, in which after the first move 1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5 these pawns were still on the same squares when the game ended in a draw on move 180 .

He achieved his best rating of 2640 in July 2003. He has been the best Icelandic chess player for years, but is rarely active and mainly devotes himself to his profession as a lawyer .

Along with Ivan Sokolov, Hjartarson was part of the team led by Robert K. von Weizsäcker , who was running for ECU president in 2010 .

Team chess

Between 1980 and 2006 he represented his home country a total of 10 times at the Chess Olympiads , he also took part in the 1993 World Team Championship in Lucerne and the 1992 European Team Championship in Debrecen , where he achieved the second-best individual result on the top board. He played for Iceland's second team at the 2015 European Championship in Reykjavík.

Hjartarson played in the German Federal Chess League from 1989 to 1995 for FC Bayern Munich , with whom he became champions in 1990 , 1991 , 1992 , 1993 and 1995 , and in the 2003/04 season for the Bremer Schachgesellschaft von 1877 .

Web links

Commons : Jóhann Hjartarson  - collection of images

• Replayable chess games by Jóhann Hjartarson on 365Chess.com (English)

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c} chessgames.com April 25, 2006 (English)
2. ↑ Ludwig Steinkohl: Hjartarson won ahead of Hübner . Schach-Echo 1988, issue 6, pages 226 to 228 (photos, report, cross table, games).
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Viking Chess ( Memento from February 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
4. ↑ NM: Dubbel isländsk seger i Växjö. In: Sveriges Schackförbund. July 2, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017 (Swedish). 
5. ↑ Johann Hjartarson on newinchess.com, accessed on April 24, 2018 (English)
6. ↑ chess records on xs4all.nl April 26, 2006 (English)
7. ↑ Elo records October 1, 2007 (English)
8. ↑ Jóhann Hjartarson's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
9. ↑ Jóhann Hjartarsons results at team world championships on olimpbase.org (English)
10. ↑ ^{a b} Jóhann Hjartarsons results at European team championships on olimpbase.org (English)

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .