Haukur Angantýsson (2 December 1948 – 4 May 2012) was an Icelandic chess International Master.[1]

Haukur Angantýsson
Full nameHaukur Angantýsson
Country Iceland
Born(1948-12-02)2 December 1948
Flateyri, Önundarfjörður
Died4 May 2012(2012-05-04) (aged 63)
TitleInternational Master
FIDE rating2295 (January 2010)

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

Haukur won the Icelandic Chess Championship in 1976.

His greatest success was his victory in the 1979 World Open at Philadelphia with 8 points out of 10 games, after a 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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  1. ^ "Andlát: Haukur Angantýsson" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. May 8, 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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