Ingi Randver Jóhannsson

Ingi Randver Jóhannsson (5 December 1936 – 30 October 2010) was an Icelandic chess International Master (1963), four-time Icelandic Chess Championship winner (1956, 1958, 1959, 1963).

Ingi Randver Jóhannsson
CountryIceland
Born(1936-12-05)5 December 1936
Died30 October 2010(2010-10-30) (aged 73)
TitleInternational Master (1963)

Biography

From the mid-1950s to mid-1980s, Ingi Randver Jóhannsson was also one of the leading Icelandic chess players. He four times won the Icelandic Chess Championship: 1956, 1958, 1959, and 1963.

Ingi Randver Jóhannsson played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Ingi Randver Jóhannsson played for Iceland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[2]

  • In 1983, at seventh board (+0, =0, -3).

Ingi Randver Jóhannsson played for Iceland in the Telechess Olympiads:[3]

  • In 1978, at third board (+0, =2, -1),
  • In 1982, at fifth board (+1, =0, -0).

Ingi Randver Jóhannsson played for Iceland in the Nordic Chess Cups:[4]

  • In 1973, at third board (+3, =2, -0) and won individual gold medal,
  • In 1977, at second board (+1, =1, -3).

In 1963, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

References
  1. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ingi Randver Jóhannsson". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. "OlimpBase :: European Team Chess Championships :: Ingi Randver Jóhannsson". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: Telechess Olympiads :: Ingi Randver Jóhannsson". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Ingi Randver Jóhannsson". www.olimpbase.org.
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