GM Margeir Pétursson

IcelandIceland
Born 1960
Elo2382
FIDE Profile Wikipedia

Margeir Petursson is an Icelandic Grandmaster and banker who founded MP Bank in 1999 and has owned Bank Lviv since 2006. On the chessboard, he won back-to-back Icelandic Championships in 1986 and 1987, and also claimed the Nordic Championship in 1987.

Margeir Pétursson

Associated Openings

As White

E84King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... Rb812 games

As Black

B36Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3...... 5.c456 games

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