Player profile
Olafsson, Helgi
Dossier
40 of 50 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 89.7%
Opened d4: 10/19Opened Nf3: 7/19Opened c4: 2/19
Castled kingside: 23Same-side castling: 23Did not castle: 5Castled queenside: 5Opposite-side castling: 3
Fianchettoed kingside: 13Played in the center: 13Played on the kingside: 8Fianchettoed queenside: 6Played on the queenside: 6
Active pieces: 24Initiated exchanges: 21Kept the bishop pair: 20Sacrificed material: 20Backward pawn: 19Space advantage: 16Isolated pawn: 15Missed tactics: 7Avoided exchanges: 7Accepted short draws: 2
Openings
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As White 25 games 5W 14D 6L
English Opening 6 games 2W 3D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 4 games 1W 2D 1L
(unspecified)
3 games
1W
1D
1L
Hedgehog Defense
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Agincourt Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Neo-Catalan Declined
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Orthodox Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Rubinstein Attack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Main Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Barmen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Panno Main Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bayonet Attack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Wade-Tartakower Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Gunsberg Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Prianishenmo Gambit
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Trompowsky Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Double Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Original Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
As Black 18 games 4W 8D 6L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 0W 2D 2L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Opocensky Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Kan Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Indian Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Miles Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Burille Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tal Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blackburne Defense
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Four Knights Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Formation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 135
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 50 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.06.20 | Green Diamond Invitational 2026 | 9.2 | 2026.06.20 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass (2300699) (2412) | 0 | 76.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Green Diamond Invitational 2026 | 7.3 | 2026.06.20 Hjartarson, Johann (2300044) (2424) | 0 | 89.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Green Diamond Invitational 2026 | 5.4 | 2026.06.20 Johannsson, Orn Leo (2303051) (2368) | 0 | 79.20% | 1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. Bf4 c5 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Green Diamond Invitational 2026 | 4.5 | 2026.06.20 Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr (2309998) (2428) | ½ | 93.10% | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Green Diamond Invitational 2026 | 2.5 | 2026.06.20 Thorfinnsson, Bragi (2300958) (2283) | 0 | 65.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Green Diamond Invitational 2026 | 1.2 | 2026.06.20 Stefansson, Hannes (2300087) (2445) | ½ | 95.20% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2026.06.19 | Green Diamond Invitational 2026 | 8.1 | 2026.06.19 Thorfinnsson, Bjorn (2300982) (2396) | 0 | - | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2026.06.19 | Green Diamond Invitational 2026 | 6.1 | 2026.06.19 Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar (2308649) (2610) | ½ | 85.50% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2026.06.19 | Green Diamond Invitational 2026 | 3.1 | 2026.06.19 Ulfarsson, Magnus Orn (2300818) (2313) | 1 | 81.10% | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. e3 Bb7 | |
| 2026.04.28 | Round 9: Olafsson, Helgi - Nunn, John D M | 9.5 | 2026.04.28 Nunn, John D M (400017) (2514) | ½ | 98.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 | |
| 2026.04.27 | Round 8: Janovsky, Sergey - Olafsson, Helgi | 8.5 | 2026.04.27 Janovsky, Sergey (4102711) (2496) | ½ | 86.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 | |
| 2026.04.26 | Round 7: Olafsson, Helgi - Ftacnik, Lubomir | 7.5 | 2026.04.26 Ftacnik, Lubomir (14900017) (2417) | ½ | 98.10% | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 | |
| 2026.04.23 | Round 5: Olafsson, Helgi - Heim, Sverre | 5.17 | 2026.04.23 Heim, Sverre (1500090) (2294) | ½ | 94.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 | |
| 2026.04.22 | Round 4: Welling, Gerard - Olafsson, Helgi | 4.17 | 2026.04.22 Welling, Gerard (1000446) (2214) | 1 | 95.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 g6 | |
| 2026.04.21 | Round 3: Olafsson, Helgi - Garcia Palermo, Carlos Horacio | 3.9 | 2026.04.21 Garcia Palermo, Carlos Horacio (110124) (2394) | ½ | 95.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2026.04.20 | Round 2: Stebbings, Anthony J - Olafsson, Helgi | 2.9 | 2026.04.20 Stebbings, Anthony J (402427) (2233) | 1 | 96.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2026.04.18 | Round 6: Vaisser, Anatoli - Olafsson, Helgi | 6.1 | 2026.04.18 Vaisser, Anatoli (603252) (2412) | 1 | 96.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.03.08 | Icelandic team chess championship premier league | 10.20 | 2026.03.08 Birkisson, Bardur Orn (2310597) (2207) | 0 | 85.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 | |
| 2026.03.07 | Icelandic team chess championship premier league | 8.11 | 2026.03.07 Jakubiec, Artur (1103261) (2427) | ½ | 91.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.03.06 | Icelandic team chess championship premier league | 7.20 | 2026.03.06 Laurusas, Tomas (12803731) (2508) | ½ | 97.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2026.03.05 | Icelandic team chess championship premier league | 6.4 | 2026.03.05 Stefansson, Hannes (2300087) (2417) | ½ | 98.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Friðriksmót Landsbankans – Íslandsmótið í hraðskák | 13.1 | 2025.12.07 Hjartarson, Johann (2300044) (2381) | 0 | 75.80% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Friðriksmót Landsbankans – Íslandsmótið í hraðskák | 11.3 | 2025.12.07 Stefansson, Hannes (2300087) (2431) | 0 | 87.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Friðriksmót Landsbankans – Íslandsmótið í hraðskák | 9.4 | 2025.12.07 Ragnarsson, Dagur (2304058) (2335) | ½ | 85.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 b5 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Friðriksmót Landsbankans – Íslandsmótið í hraðskák | 8.3 | 2025.12.07 Thorfinnsson, Bjorn (2300982) (2416) | ½ | 91.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 Nbd7 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Friðriksmót Landsbankans – Íslandsmótið í hraðskák | 5.3 | 2025.12.07 Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr (2309998) (2420) | 0 | 73.50% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2025.12.04 | Icelandic team chess championship premier league | 1.1 | 2025.12.04 Hardaway, Brewington (30941849) (2544) | 0 | - | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2025.11.16 | Icelandic team chess championship premier league | 5.20 | 2025.11.16 Jacobsen, Mikkel Manosri (1444514) (2306) | ½ | 98.90% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 | |
| 2025.11.14 | Icelandic team chess championship premier league | 2.20 | 2025.11.14 Laurusas, Tomas (12803731) (2502) | ½ | 88.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2025.02.26 | WSTCC | 9.16 | 2025.02.26 Motuz, Karol (14902621) (2293) | ½ | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 | |
| 2025.02.25 | WSTCC | 8.11 | 2025.02.25 Bellia, Fabrizio (800511) (2393) | ½ | - | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2025.02.24 | WSTCC | 7.15 | 2025.02.24 Roobol, Martin (1004468) (2242) | ½ | - | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. g3 b5 | |
| 2025.02.23 | WSTCC | 6.11 | 2025.02.23 Wells, Peter K (400327) (2358) | ½ | - | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 | |
| 2025.02.21 | WSTCC | 5.19 | 2025.02.21 Varga, Zoltan (700509) (2301) | ½ | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | |
| 2025.02.20 | WSTCC | 4.7 | 2025.02.20 Temirbayev, Serikbay (13700022) (2372) | 0 | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2025.02.19 | WSTCC | 3.8 | 2025.02.19 Liu, Shilan (8600279) (2093) | 1 | - | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 | |
| 2025.02.18 | WSTCC | 2.11 | 2025.02.18 Josse, Mark (414476) (2139) | 1 | - | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 | |
| 2024.07.11 | 50-1 | 9.13 | 2024.07.11 Sokolin, Leonid (2009161) (2454) | 0 | 81.90% | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 | |
| 2024.07.07 | 50-1 | 6.1 | 2024.07.07 Plotkin, Victor (2606674) (2264) | 1 | 96.50% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | |
| 2024.07.06 | 50-1 | 5.1 | 2024.07.06 David, Alberto (4000013) (2509) | 1 | 96.80% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 | |
| 2024.07.04 | 50-1 | 3.9 | 2024.07.04 Oratovsky, Michael (2802090) (2417) | ½ | 88.30% | 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 | |
| 2024.07.04 | 50-1 | 2.9 | 2024.07.04 Krause, Ullrich (4613058) (2171) | ½ | 98.40% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 | |
| 2024.07.02 | 50-1 | 1.9 | 2024.07.02 Horvath, Julia (704121) (2116) | 1 | 97.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 | |
| ????.??.?? | Icelandic Team Championship | 3.11 | ????.??.?? Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar (2308649) (2464) | ½ | 93.10% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| ????.??.?? | Icelandic Team Championship | 2.11 | ????.??.?? Pantzar, Milton (1721003) (2472) | 0 | 88.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2023.09.28 | Round 9: Stephen Dishman - Helgi Olafsson | 2023.09.28 Stephen Dishman (2304) | ½ | 94.60% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 | ||
| 2023.09.23 | Round 1: Hakan Marcus - Helgi Olafsson | 2023.09.23 Hakan Marcus (2021) | 1 | 98.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 | ||
| 2023.09.23 | Round 5: Nebojsa Nikcevic - Helgi Olafsson | 2023.09.23 Nebojsa Nikcevic (2358) | ½ | 98.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.09.22 | Round 4: Helgi Olafsson - Michael Adams | 2023.09.22 Michael Adams (2662) | 0 | 92.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 | ||
| 2023.09.20 | Round 2: Helgi Olafsson - Shilan Liu | 2023.09.20 Shilan Liu (2083) | ½ | 94.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 |