Björn Thorsteinsson

Björn Thorsteinsson is an Icelandic chess player, and two times Icelandic Chess Championship winner.

Biography

From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s Björn Thorsteinsson was one of the leading Icelandic chess players. He twice won Icelandic Chess Championships: in 1967 and 1975.
Björn Thorsteinsson played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:

In 1962, at fourth board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna,
In 1964, at first board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv,
In 1968, at first reserve board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano,
In 1976, at third board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa.

Björn Thorsteinsson played for Iceland in the Nordic Chess Cups:

In 1975, at second board in the 6th Nordic Chess Cup in Hindås.