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Petursson, Margeir

Total Games

92

Wins

13

Draws

41

Losses

38

14.1% wins44.6% draws41.3% losses

Most Played Openings

E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense9B51 - Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation8A29 - English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line4E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation3E12 - Queen's Indian Defense3A25 - English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation3D34 - Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation3E32 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation2E73 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation2D59 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense2

Most Faced Opponents

Short, Nigel D10 gamesLarsen, Bent9 gamesTimman, Jan H6 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev6 gamesJussupow, Artur5 gamesTal, Mihail4 gamesPortisch, Lajos4 gamesGeller, Efim P3 gamesKhalifman,A3 gamesKamsky, Gata3 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Petursson, Margeir vs Jussupow, Artur

Wch U20

1978

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1-0

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Petursson, Margeir

Wch Team

1993

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FCGFCG
0-1

Petursson, Margeir vs Anand, Viswanathan

Manila Interzonal

1990

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0-1

Petursson, Margeir vs Short, Nigel D

Biel Interzonal

1985

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FCGFCG
1-0

Short, Nigel D vs Petursson, Margeir

Tilburg rapid

1992

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FCGFCG
1-0

Karpov, Anatoly vs Petursson, Margeir

Reggio Emilia8990

1989

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FCGFCG
0-1

Petursson, Margeir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Reggio Emilia8990

1989

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FCGFCG
1-0

Petursson, Margeir vs Short, Nigel D

Tilburg rapid

1992

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FCGFCG
1-0

Petursson, Margeir vs Portisch, Lajos

Reggio Emilia8990

1989

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1-0

Timman, Jan H vs Petursson, Margeir

Tilburg

1993

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Games (92)

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Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Petursson, Margeir★
1-0
Wch Team 1993 B22
Petursson, Margeir vs Jussupow, Artur★
0-1
Wch U20 1978 A25
Timman, Jan H vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Tilburg 1993 A29
Petursson, Margeir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1993 E15
Petursson, Margeir vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid15 1992 E06
Short, Nigel D vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Tilburg rapid15 1992 B51
Short, Nigel D vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1992 B38
Petursson, Margeir vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Tilburg rapid 1992 A53
Short, Nigel D vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Tilburg rapid 1992 B51
Petursson, Margeir vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1992 D11
Petursson, Margeir vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Manila Interzonal 1990 A21
Petursson, Margeir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Reggio Emilia8990 1989 D93
Karpov, Anatoly vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Reggio Emilia8990 1989 B36
Petursson, Margeir vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0
Reggio Emilia8990 1989 D59
Petursson, Margeir vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0
Reggio Emilia8990 1989 D35
Petursson, Margeir vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
Biel Interzonal 1985 E12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1985 D34
Petursson, Margeir vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1985 D51
Gukesh,D vs Petursson,Mar
1-0
39th ECC Open 2024 2024 E11
Petursson,Mar vs Beliavsky,A
1/2-1/2
European Rapid 2022 2022 A14
Khalifman,A vs Petursson,Mar
1/2-1/2
20th Puhajarve Rapid 2019 E11
Petursson,Mar vs Jussupow,Ar
0-1
19th Puhajarve Rapid 2018 A25
Khalifman,A vs Petursson,Mar
1/2-1/2
19th Puhajarve Rapid 2018 A45
Petursson,Mar vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
17th Puhajarve Rapid 2016 B10
Petursson,Mar vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2
17th Puhajarve Rapid 2016 A13
Beliavsky,A vs Petursson,Mar
1-0
17th Puhajarve Rapid 2016 E11
Petursson,Mar vs Shirov,A
0-1
16th Puhajarve Rapid 2015 A20
Kasparov,G vs Petursson,M
1-0
Blitz 2004 B51
Aronian,L vs Petursson,M
1-0
Blitz 2004 E34
Petursson,M vs Anand,V
0-1
Chess@iceland rapidplay Semifinal 2000 A22
Anand,V vs Petursson,M
1/2-1/2
Chess@iceland rapidplay Semifinal 2000 D18
Kasparov,G vs Petursson,M
1-0
Chess@iceland rapidplay Group A 2000 B51
Timman,J vs Petursson,M
1-0
Chess@iceland rapidplay Group A 2000 B51
Morozevich, Alexander vs Petursson, Margeir
0-1
EUCup G2 1999 B27
Petursson, Margeir vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
EU-Cup sf 1998 A29
Petursson, Margeir vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 A10
Petursson, Margeir vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 E80
Smyslov, Vassily vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 B70
Petursson, Margeir vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Reykjavik rapid 1994 A29
Morozevich, Alexander vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Lloyds Bank op 1994 B51
Timman, Jan H vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Oviedo rapid 1993 E11
Petursson, Margeir vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Oviedo rapid 1993 E73
Petursson, Margeir vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Manila ol (Men) 1992 E73
Shirov, Alexei vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1992 D10
Petursson, Margeir vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
New York op 1991 A25
Petursson, Margeir vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 E32
Petursson, Margeir vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik op 1990 D31
Bronstein, David I vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Reykjavik op 1990 E12
Portisch, Lajos vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1990 A29
Kamsky, Gata vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Reykjavik op 1990 E91
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