Bragi Thorfinnsson (born 10 April 1981) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster.
Born in 1981, Bragi earned his international master title in 2003. He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Four Nations Chess League 2012âÂÂ13, scoring 6ý/9 for the Jutes of Kent. He also reached an Elo rating of 2500 after six rounds of this event. He earned the second norm at the 2016âÂÂ17 Icelandic Team Chess Championship, scoring 7/9, and his final norm at the Kragerø Resort Chess â a tournament in February 2018, scoring 7/9. He was awarded his grandmaster title by FIDE in April 2018, becoming the fourteenth andâÂÂat age 36âÂÂoldest Icelander to achieve the title.
He is the no. 10 ranked Icelandic player as of September 2020.
Bragi is the younger brother of international master and journalist Björn Thorfinnsson. Bragi is not a professional chess player, and works full-time as a school teacher. He is married and has three children.