Guðmundur Arnlaugsson

Guðmundur Arnlaugsson (1 September 1913 – 9 November 1996) was an Icelandic chess player, Icelandic Chess Championship winner (1949), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1939).

Guðmundur Arnlaugsson
CountryIceland
Born(1913-09-01)September 1, 1913
Reykjavík, Iceland
DiedNovember 9, 1996(1996-11-09) (aged 83)
Reykjavík, Iceland

Biography

In 1936, Guðmundur Arnlaugsson graduated from mathematics study in University of Copenhagen. Later he worked as a teacher at the secondary school in Copenhagen. After World War II he returned to Iceland and worked in various colleges and universities. In 1979, he was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor of University of Iceland about his education activities.[1]

From the late 1930s to mid-1950s, Guðmundur Arnlaugsson was also one of the leading Icelandic chess players. In 1949, he won the Icelandic Chess Championship. Guðmundur Arnlaugsson played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

In 1936, in Munich Guðmundur Arnlaugsson played for Iceland in the 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad.[3]

Guðmundur Arnlaugsson was also known as a chess tournament arbiter from the early 1970s. In 1972, he became a FIDE International Arbiter. In 1981, he was one of the arbiters in Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi World Chess Championship title match. Guðmundur Arnlaugsson has also been a chess commentator and promoter on Iceland radio and television.

References
  1. "Guðmundur Arnlaugsson". www.mbl.is.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Guðmundur Arnlaugsson". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Guðmundur Arnlaugsson". www.olimpbase.org.


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