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Olafsson, Helgi

Total Games

96

Wins

9

Draws

45

Losses

42

9.4% wins46.9% draws43.8% losses

Most Played Openings

E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation6E32 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation4A33 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation3C42 - Petrov's Defense3A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit3D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack3E12 - Queen's Indian Defense3A13 - English Opening: Neo-Catalan3E06 - Catalan Opening: Closed2A26 - English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System2

Most Faced Opponents

Larsen, Bent9 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev7 gamesPortisch, Lajos6 gamesTimman, Jan H5 gamesGeller, Efim P4 gamesShort, Nigel D4 gamesAronian,L4 gamesKamsky, Gata3 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir3 gamesSmyslov, Vassily3 games

Games (96)

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Olafsson, Helgi vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Wch Team 1993 D85
Olafsson,H vs Short,N
1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000 E15
Olafsson,H1 vs Adams,Mi
0-1
World Senior Teams +50 2023 E15
Radjabov,T vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Nov Late 2022 A15
Kamsky,G vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Nov Late 2022 A45
Olafsson,H1 vs Adams,Mi
0-1
World Senior Teams +50 2022 E04
Adams,Mi vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2018 C42
Olafsson,H1 vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2018 E06
Carlsen,M vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
PRO League Group Stage 2018 E10
Nakamura,Hi vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 A05
Olafsson,H1 vs Praggnanandhaa,R
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 D37
Olafsson,H1 vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
20th European Teams 2015 D44
Olafsson,H1 vs Giri,A
0-1
20th European Teams 2015 D92
Morozevich,A vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
World Rapid 2015 2015 B01
Wei Yi vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
Iceland-China Friendly Match 2013 B17
Khalifman,A vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
Aeroflot Open 2008 E15
Olafsson,H1 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Aeroflot Open 2008 D47
Aronian,L vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
Rapid 2004 E38
Olafsson,H1 vs Aronian,L
0-1
Rapid 2004 A29
Kasparov,G vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
Blitz 2004 D39
Olafsson,H1 vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Blitz 2004 D80
Aronian,L vs Olafsson,H1
1-0
Blitz 2004 E32
Nakamura,H vs Olafsson,H1
1/2-1/2
21st Open 2004 D00
Olafsson,H1 vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
21st Open 2004 D39
Olafsson,H vs Topalov,V
1-0
Edda Rapid 2003 B22
Timman,J vs Olafsson,H
1-0
Jonsson Mem Open 2001 B81
Korchnoi,V vs Olafsson,H
1/2-1/2
19th Open 2000 E42
Kasparov,G vs Olafsson,H
1-0
Chess@iceland rapidplay Group A 2000 C42
Olafsson,H vs Korchnoi,V
1-0
Chess@iceland rapidplay Group A 2000 A22
Aronian, Levon vs Olafsson, Helgi
1/2-1/2
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B90
Larsen, Bent vs Olafsson, Helgi
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 A26
Olafsson, Helgi vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Reykjavik TV rapid 1995 B67
Olafsson, Helgi vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 C07
Karpov, Anatoly vs Olafsson, Helgi
1-0
Reykjavik rapid 1994 A21
Olafsson, Helgi vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Manila ol (Men) 1992 E15
Larsen, Bent vs Olafsson, Helgi
0-1
Nordic zt 1992 A30
Shirov, Alexei vs Olafsson, Helgi
1-0
Reykjavik 1992 E25
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Olafsson, Helgi
1/2-1/2
Manila ol (Men) 1992 E12
Olafsson, Helgi vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1991 A41
Olafsson, Helgi vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1
Hoogovens 1991 E70
Larsen, Bent vs Olafsson, Helgi
1/2-1/2
Hastings9091 1990 A29
Olafsson, Helgi vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Hastings9091 1990 B38
Olafsson, Helgi vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 A33
Kamsky, Gata vs Olafsson, Helgi
0-1
Reykjavik op 1990 D03
Olafsson, Helgi vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
New York op 1990 D45
Khalifman, Alexander vs Olafsson, Helgi
1/2-1/2
New York op 1990 D85
Olafsson, Helgi vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 A92
Olafsson, Helgi vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik op 1990 E32
Olafsson, Helgi vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Reykjavik Summit 1990 A25
Gelfand, Boris vs Olafsson, Helgi
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 D37
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