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Þráinn Sigurðsson

1912 – 2004

Icelandic chess player

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Lived 1912 – 2004 (aged 91). Þráinn Sigurðsson was an Icelandic chess player.

Thrainn Sigurdsson (12 November 1912 – 18 August 2004) was an Icelandic chess player.

He was one of the strongest chess players in Iceland in the early 1930s.

Sigurdsson played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiad: In 1933, at second board in the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+2, =3, -9).

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Who was Þráinn Sigurðsson?

Icelandic chess player

When was Þráinn Sigurðsson born?

Þráinn Sigurðsson was born on 12 November 1912.

When did Þráinn Sigurðsson die?

Þráinn Sigurðsson died on 18 March 2004.

What was Þráinn Sigurðsson's occupation?

Þráinn Sigurðsson was a chess player.

What nationality was Þráinn Sigurðsson?

Þráinn Sigurðsson was Icelandic.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Þráinn Sigurðsson

· Wikidata: Q51669164

· DBpedia: Thrainn Sigurdsson

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