Haukur Angantýsson

Chess Player

1948 – 2012

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Who was Haukur Angantýsson?

Haukur Angantýsson was an Icelandic chess International Master.

He was awarded the International Master title by FIDE in 1981.

Haukur won the Icelandic Chess Championship in 1976.

His greatest success was perhaps his victory in the 1979 World Open at Philadelphia, after tie-break with six other players, four of whom were grandmasters: Tony Miles, Florin Gheorghiu, Walter Browne, Arthur Bisguier, Bernard Zuckerman and John Fedorowicz.

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Born
Dec 2, 1948
Flatey, Breiðafjörður
Died
May 4, 2012

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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