The title of this article is an Icelandic personal name . Icelanders, with rare exceptions, have no surnames; the part of the name ending in "-son" or "-author" is not a surname, but a middle name. Patronymic Icelanders are not accepted; The person described in the article is properly called Goodmundur .
Gudmundur Gudmundsson ( Isl. Guðmundur Guðmundsson , May 11, 1918 - April 20, 1974 ) - Icelandic chess player , national master. Champion of Iceland in 1954. As part of the Icelandic national team, he participated in the 1954 Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam . He was also a member of the Iceland national team, performing at the unofficial chess Olympiad in 1936 in Munich (he was a reserve player, there are no games in his databases from this tournament). In 1947, Gudmundsson represented Iceland at the tournament of the northern countries , which had the status of the zonal tournament of the challenging cycle of 1948-1950. Gudmundsson also took part (and won prizes) in a number of major international tournaments of the 1940-1950s.
 Gudmundur Gudmundsson | |
|---|---|
| Guðmundur Guðmundsson | |
| Country |  Iceland |
| Date of Birth | May 11, 1918 |
| Date of death | April 20, 1974 (55 years old) |
Athletic Results
| Year | City | Competition | + | - | = | Result | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Munich | Unofficial Chess Olympiad (Iceland national team, reserve) | |||||
| 1946/1947 | Hastings | International tournament | four | one | four | 6 from 9 | 3 [1] |
| 1947 | Helsinki | Nordic Tournament | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3½ out of 11 | 9-11 [2] |
| 1950 | Amsterdam | International tournament | four | eight | 7 | 7½ of 19 | 14-15 [3] |
| 1954 | Reykjavik | Iceland Championship | one | ||||
| Amsterdam | XI Olympiad (Iceland national team, 2nd board) | 2 | five | 6 | 5 from 13 | ||
| 1957 | Reykjavik | International tournament | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 from 11 | 7-8 [4] |
Notes
- ↑ K. Alexander won.
- ↑ E. Beck and G. Stolz defeated .
- ↑ Won by M. Naydorf .
- ↑ F. Olafsson defeated.
Links
- Gudmundur Gudmundsson games in the Chessgames database
- Gudmundur Gudmundsson’s personal card on 365Chess website (in the party’s card attributed to Gudbjurth Gudmundsson )