HO

GMHelgi Olafsson

ISL · Born 1956 · FIDE ID 2300010

PrepCompare
classical
2447
rapid
2491
#534 in the world
blitz
2432
#1000 in the world

Rating history

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As White25 games · +5 =14 −6
  • English Opening5 · 50%
  • Queen's Gambit Declined3 · 33%
  • King's Indian Defense3 · 33%
  • King's Indian Attack3 · 50%
  • Indian Defense2 · 50%
  • Trompowsky Attack2 · 25%
As Black19 games · +4 =9 −6
  • Sicilian Defense4 · 25%
  • Queen's Indian Defense3 · 17%
  • Caro-Kann Defense2 · 50%
  • Queen's Pawn Game2 · 50%
  • Italian Game1 · 100%
  • Trompowsky Attack1 · 50%

44 stored games (Lichess broadcasts since 2023 and FIDE reports): +9 =23 −12 (47%). Score is from Helgi's side.

Events

Games (44)

GMVignir Vatnar Stefansson2464Icelandic Team Championship 23/24 - 2nd Part · Round 8½IMMilton Pantzar2472Icelandic Team Championship 23/24 - 2nd Part · Round 70GMHelgi Ass Gretarsson2412Green Diamond Invitational 2026 · Main Event · Round 90GMJohann Hjartarson2424Green Diamond Invitational 2026 · Main Event · Round 70FMOrn Leo Johannsson2368Green Diamond Invitational 2026 · Main Event · Round 50IMHilmir Freyr Heimisson2428Green Diamond Invitational 2026 · Main Event · Round 4½GMBragi Thorfinnsson2283Green Diamond Invitational 2026 · Main Event · Round 20GMHannes Stefansson2445Green Diamond Invitational 2026 · Main Event · Round 1½IMBjorn Thorfinnsson2396Green Diamond Invitational 2026 · Main Event · Round 80GMVignir Vatnar Stefansson2610Green Diamond Invitational 2026 · Main Event · Round 6½FMMagnus Orn Ulfarsson2313Green Diamond Invitational 2026 · Main Event · Round 31GMJohn D M Nunn2514FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ · Round 9½GMSergey Janovsky2496FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ · Round 8½GMLubomir Ftacnik2417FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ · Round 7½FMSverre Heim2294FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ · Round 5½IMGerard Welling2214FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ · Round 41GMCarlos Horacio Garcia Palermo2394FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ · Round 3½FMAnthony J Stebbings2233FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ · Round 21GMAnatoli Vaisser2412FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ · Round 61FMBardur Orn Birkisson2207Icelandic Team Championship 2025-26 - Premier League · Round 100GMArtur Jakubiec2427Icelandic Team Championship 2025-26 - Premier League · Round 8½GMTomas Laurusas2508Icelandic Team Championship 2025-26 - Premier League · Round 7½GMHannes Stefansson2417Icelandic Team Championship 2025-26 - Premier League · Round 6½GMJohann Hjartarson2381Icelandic blitz Chess Championship 2025 · Round 130GMHannes Stefansson2431Icelandic blitz Chess Championship 2025 · Round 110IMDagur Ragnarsson2335Icelandic blitz Chess Championship 2025 · Round 9½IMBjorn Thorfinnsson2416Icelandic blitz Chess Championship 2025 · Round 8½IMHilmir Freyr Heimisson2420Icelandic blitz Chess Championship 2025 · Round 50FMMikkel Manosri Jacobsen2306Icelandic Team Championship 2025-26 - Premier League · Round 5½GMTomas Laurusas2502Icelandic Team Championship 2025-26 - Premier League · Round 2½FMKarol Motuz2293World Senior Team Chess Championship · Open 50+ · Round 9½IMFabrizio Bellia2393World Senior Team Chess Championship · Open 50+ · Round 8½FMMartin Roobol2242World Senior Team Chess Championship · Open 50+ · Round 7½GMPeter K Wells2358World Senior Team Chess Championship · Open 50+ · Round 6½GMZoltan Varga2301World Senior Team Chess Championship · Open 50+ · Round 5½GMSerikbay Temirbayev2372World Senior Team Chess Championship · Open 50+ · Round 40WGMShilan Liu2093World Senior Team Chess Championship · Open 50+ · Round 31CMMark Josse2139World Senior Team Chess Championship · Open 50+ · Round 21IMLeonid Sokolin2454FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 · 50+ · Round 90FMVictor Plotkin2264FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 · 50+ · Round 61