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GM Helgi Olafsson

Full name

Helgi Olafsson

Born

1/1/1956 (age 68)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Iceland

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System (21 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (15 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (13 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (12 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Keres Defense (12 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (21 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Petrosian Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Amsterdam Variation (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (13 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (11 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Helgi Olafsson (2336) Yang Kaiqi (2326)	1-0	30	2024
Helgi Olafsson (2466) Julia Horvath (2116)	1-0	34	2024
Helgi Olafsson (2466) Alberto David (2509)	1-0	39	2024
Helgi Olafsson (2342) Mamikon Gharibyan (2505)	0-1	13	2024
Helgi Olafsson (2345) Mateusz Bartel (2516)	0-1	44	2024
Helgi Olafsson (2466) Leonid Sokolin (2454)	0-1	23	2024
Helgi Olafsson (2466) Michael Oratovsky (2417)	½-½	33	2024
Helgi Olafsson (2491) Dario Mione (2228)	1-0	48	2023
Helgi Olafsson (2491) Evgenij Novikov (2276)	1-0	30	2023
Helgi Olafsson (2491) Natacha Benmesbah (2256)	1-0	44	2023

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