Player profile

Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn

Standard: 2189 Rapid: 2122 Blitz: 2133 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2300281 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ISL Sex: M Birth Year: 1960 Age: 66
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: FT FOA title: —
Games: 34 Wins: 6 (18%) Draws: 20 (59%) Losses: 8 (24%)
Dossier

33 of 34 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.7%
Opened d4: 8/15Opened Nf3: 6/15Opened c4: 1/15
Castled kingside: 23Same-side castling: 21Did not castle: 6Opposite-side castling: 2Castled queenside: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 9Played on the kingside: 8Played in the center: 8Fianchettoed queenside: 8Played on the queenside: 5
Space advantage: 21Backward pawn: 20Kept the bishop pair: 19Active pieces: 18Initiated exchanges: 12Avoided exchanges: 12Sacrificed material: 10Missed tactics: 9Isolated pawn: 8Accepted short draws: 6
Openings

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As White 16 games 5W 9D 2L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
St. Petersburg Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fischer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Slav Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Breyer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schallopp Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
East Indian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Steiner Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kramer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
King's Pawn Line 2 games 1W 1D 0L
with Bg5 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ultra-Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 15 games 1W 8D 6L
Sicilian Defense 6 games 1W 3D 2L
Dragon Variation 4 games 1W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
with g3 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Hedgehog Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Torre Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 94

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.03.07 · 32. e5 (−27.6% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Kjartansson, David
Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn
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2025.09.03 · 43... Rh6 (−24.4% win chance) 1-0
Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
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2025.10.04 · 62... Rf8 (−23.6% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn
Stoinev, Metodi
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2026.10.09 · 35. Ne5 (−23.5% win chance) 0-1
Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr
Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn
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Games Showing all 34 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves