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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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FCGFCG
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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FCGFCG
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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FCGFCG
1-0

Timman, Jan H vs Petursson, Margeir

Tilburg

1993

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Games (92)

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Petursson, Margeir vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1990 D20
Short, Nigel D vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1990 B51
Petursson, Margeir vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
GMA Baleares Open 1989 D85
Petursson, Margeir vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Espoo zt 1989 E39
Petursson, Margeir vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Holstebro playoff 1989 E75
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
New York op 1989 D39
Smyslov, Vassily vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
New York op 1989 D02
Larsen, Bent vs Petursson, Margeir
0-1
Holstebro playoff 1989 D94
Petursson, Margeir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
GMA-Open 1988 E32
Jussupow, Artur vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 E11
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
World Cup 1988 C42
Timman, Jan H vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
World Cup 1988 E11
Petursson, Margeir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
World Cup 1988 D63
Petursson, Margeir vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0
World Cup 1988 E11
Petursson, Margeir vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Naestved op 1988 E12
Petursson, Margeir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Akureyri 1988 E16
Petursson, Margeir vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0
World Cup 1988 A65
Petursson, Margeir vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 E94
Petursson, Margeir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
World Cup 1988 E48
Tal, Mihail vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Reykjavik 1987 A35
Petursson, Margeir vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
Reykjavik 1987 E11
Petursson, Margeir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1
Reykjavik 1987 E15
Petursson, Margeir vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Moscow-A 1987 D55
Petursson, Margeir vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
Reykjavik 1987 A90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1987 B37
Petursson, Margeir vs Portisch, Lajos
0-1
Reykjavik 1987 E15
Timman, Jan H vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Reykjavik 1987 B51
Petursson, Margeir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik op 1986 D32
Larsen, Bent vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Hastings8687 1986 D47
Larsen, Bent vs Petursson, Margeir
0-1
Gausdal zt 1985 D34
Jussupow, Artur vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1985 D34
Petursson, Margeir vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1985 D55
Larsen, Bent vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Reykjavik 1985 D59
Petursson, Margeir vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik op 1984 A57
Petursson, Margeir vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1981 E11
Tal, Mihail vs Petursson, Margeir
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1981 D41
Short, Nigel D vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Hamburg op 1981 B20
Kasparov, Gary vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Malta ol (Men) 1980 D15
Petursson, Margeir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1
Reykjavik 1978 A21
Petursson, Margeir vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Reykjavik 1978 E08
Najdorf, Miguel vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Reykjavik 1976 E14
Petursson, Margeir vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Reykjavik 1976 A10
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