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Karl Thorsteins

Number of games in database: 347
Years covered: 1979 to 2017
Highest rating achieved in database: 2486
Overall record: +113 -92 =136 (53.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 6 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Nimzo Indian (26) 
    E32 E38 E21 E41 E30
 King's Indian (23) 
    E94 E80 E83 E73 E63
 Queen's Gambit Declined (13) 
    D35 D37 D31 D38
 Modern Benoni (13) 
    A56 A57 A70 A67 A58
 Slav (8) 
    D15 D10 D19 D17
 Queen's Indian (8) 
    E12 E16 E15 E17
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (47) 
    B80 B63 B64 B83 B81
 Grunfeld (21) 
    D85 D82 D91 D87 D90
 Sicilian Scheveningen (18) 
    B80 B81 B83 B82 B85
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (12) 
    B63 B64 B60
 Queen's Gambit Declined (11) 
    D31 D37 D38
 English (11) 
    A15 A14 A13 A10 A16
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   R Byrne vs K Thorsteins, 1984 0-1
   Oll vs K Thorsteins, 1984 1/2-1/2
   A Bettsak vs K Thorsteins, 1982 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Peao de Ouro Youth Tournament (1982)
   Copenhagen Open (1988)
   World Junior Championship (1984)
   Icelandic Championship (1987)
   Borgarnes (1985)
   Rubinstein Memorial (1987)
   European Junior Championship 1984/85 (1984)
   Borsodtavho SC I (1991)
   Icelandic Championship (1986)
   Vestmannaeyjar (1985)
   Reykjavik (1989)
   Bela Crkva Open (1983)
   Gausdal International (1982)
   Reykjavik Open (1990)
   Saint John Open II (1988)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Vestmannaeyjar 1985 by Tabanus

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 ISL-chT Div 1 2017/18
   K Thorsteins vs D Ragnarsson (Oct-21-17) 0-1
   K Thorsteins vs S Kristjansson (Oct-05-12) 0-1

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KARL THORSTEINS
(born Oct-13-1964, 60 years old) Iceland

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He won the White Pawn tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1982, and was Icelandic champion in 1985 and 1989. He is an IM.

Wikipedia article: Karl Thorsteins

Last updated: 2020-06-28 06:20:43

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 page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 347  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Chandler vs K Thorsteins  1-0191979LondonB30 Sicilian
2. K Thorsteins vs Granda Zuniga 0-1411982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
3. A Bettsak vs K Thorsteins  0-1221982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
4. A Kuznecov vs K Thorsteins  0-1441982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentA14 English
5. K Thorsteins vs G G de Carvalho  1-0281982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentA00 Uncommon Opening
6. A A Correa vs K Thorsteins  ½-½521982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentA14 English
7. K Thorsteins vs M Braitt  1-0411982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentA48 King's Indian
8. S H Trindade vs K Thorsteins  ½-½461982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentB06 Robatsch
9. K Thorsteins vs I B de Souza  1-0551982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. S Zakic vs K Thorsteins  0-1401982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
11. K Thorsteins vs Dlugy  1-0371982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentA40 Queen's Pawn Game
12. I Wells vs K Thorsteins  0-1351982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
13. K Thorsteins vs R Lutz  ½-½571982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
14. C A Dona Paterson vs K Thorsteins  1-0731982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentA16 English
15. K Thorsteins vs S Saeed  ½-½1081982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentA13 English
16. T Darcyl vs K Thorsteins  0-1311982Peao de Ouro Youth TournamentB06 Robatsch
17. K Thorsteins vs Granda Zuniga  ½-½451982Peao de Ouro playoffA35 English, Symmetrical
18. K Thorsteins vs Granda Zuniga  1-0601982Peao de Ouro playoffA35 English, Symmetrical
19. Granda Zuniga vs K Thorsteins  0-1791982Peao de Ouro playoffB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
20. K Thorsteins vs B Abramovic  0-1321982Reykjavik OpenA13 English
21. J Jonsson vs K Thorsteins  ½-½351982Reykjavik OpenB32 Sicilian
22. K Bischoff vs K Thorsteins  ½-½311982Reykjavik OpenA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
23. J G Jonsson vs K Thorsteins  ½-½441982Reykjavik OpenB20 Sicilian
24. K Thorsteins vs G Iskov  0-1361982Reykjavik OpenA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
25. E Gudmundsson vs K Thorsteins  ½-½301982Reykjavik OpenA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-06-07  jamscalpel: karl thorsteins was a top player at world cadet and junior level but then never seemed to fulfil his talent at the senior level. Anyone can shed some light.
Dec-15-10  Eastfrisian: He won the Icelandic Championship in 1989.
Dec-15-10  whiteshark: From a press notice of Kaupthing Bunadarbanki dated 2003.04.30:

<Karl Thorsteins, Managing Director of Corporate Banking, is 38 years old and is a Business Studies graduate from the University of Iceland. <He began working for Bunadarbanki Íslands in 1990. >>

This might answer <jamscalpel>'s question.

http://www.kaupthing.com/pages/164?...

Aug-26-16  ratta65: Thank you <whiteshark> for taking the time out to respond to my earlier post (as jamscalpel). I know from personal experience just how good Mr. Thorsteins was in relation to his age cohort. I wish him all the best in his chosen professional field.

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