
Name:	Askell O Karason
Federation:	Iceland
Sex:	Male
Born:	1953
FIDE ID:	2300567 FIDE Profile
Title:	International Master
ELO Classic:	2135
ELO Rapid:	2170
ELO Blitz:	2141
Years:	1974 - 2025
Total Games:	273
Wins:	74 (27.11 %)
Draws:	86 (31.5 %)
Losses:	113 (41.39 %)
Score:	42.86 %

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Askell O Karason

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
40th ECC Open 2025	10/19/2025	2309	Greece
37th European Club Cup Open 2022	10/03/2022	2389	Austria
TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22	09/30/2021	2226	Iceland
TCh-ISL Div 1 2019-20	10/03/2019	2257	Iceland

Most Played Openings as White

ECO	Opening	Games
D36	Queen's Gambit Declined, exchange, positional line, 6.Qc2	10 games
E20	Nimzo-Indian defence	9 games
D10	Queen's Gambit Declined Slav defence	6 games
E21	Nimzo-Indian, three knights variation	5 games

Most Played Openings as Black

ECO	Opening	Games
E11	Bogo-Indian defence	14 games
B07	Pirc defence	7 games
A30	English, symmetrical variation	7 games
B50	Sicilian	6 games

Games played by Askell O Karason

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White	ELO W	Black	ELO B	Result	Moves	ECO	Date	Tournament	View
Karason, A	2108	Zanan, E	2504	0-1	30	E44	2025	40th ECC Open 2025
Karason, A	2146	Stigar, P	2206	½-½	34	E21	2022	37th European Club Cup Open 2022
Karason, A	2186	Edvardsson, K	2223	0-1	38	D15	2022	TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22
Karason, A	2186	Kjartansson, D	2305	1-0	54	D35	2022	TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22
Karason, A	2186	Heimisson, H	2333	0-1	46	E21	2022	TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22
Gretarsson, A	2263	Karason, A	2270	½-½	13	B38	2021	TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22
Sigurjonsson, S	2088	Karason, A	2270	½-½	37	B21	2021	TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22
Karason, A	2270	Ingvason, J	2182	½-½	50	A57	2021	TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22
Hardarson, J	2098	Karason, A	2248	0-1	40	E11	2019	TCh-ISL Div 1 2019-20
Karason, A	2248	Edvardsson, K	2191	1-0	55	A04	2019	TCh-ISL Div 1 2019-20
Petersson, B	2238	Karason, A	2248	½-½	57	B30	2019	TCh-ISL Div 1 2019-20
Karason, A	2248	Briem, S	2199	1-0	73	A85	2019	TCh-ISL Div 1 2019-20
Dziuba, M	2608	Karason, A	2226	1-0	38	A41	2013	TCh-ISL 2012-13
Karason, A	2226	Petursson, G	2099	½-½	24	D10	2013	TCh-ISL 2012-13
Olafsson, D	2312	Karason, A	2226	½-½	24	B08	2013	TCh-ISL 2012-13
Karason, A	2244	Kuzubov, Y	2615	0-1	60	B06	2012	TCh-ISL 2012-13
Oleksiyenko, M	2539	Karason, A	2244	1-0	39	B37	2012	TCh-ISL 2012-13
Karason, A	2244	Thorhallsson, T	2436	0-1	28	D31	2012	TCh-ISL 2012-13
Karason, A	2244	Miton, K	2624	0-1	36	E61	2012	TCh-ISL 2012-13
Larusson, P	2095	Karason, A	2258	0-1	25	B78	2011	MP Reykjavik Open
Karason, A	2258	Sammalvuo, T	2471	0-1	54	E12	2011	MP Reykjavik Open
Braig, F	2105	Karason, A	2258	0-1	50	B34	2011	MP Reykjavik Open
Karason, A	2258	Johannsson, O	1859	1-0	23	D43	2011	MP Reykjavik Open
Kristinsson, B	2039	Karason, A	2258	½-½	69	B74	2011	MP Reykjavik Open
Karason, A	2258	Horn, E	2031	0-1	29	C77	2011	MP Reykjavik Open
Dronavalli, H	2524	Karason, A	2258	1-0	32	E00	2011	MP Reykjavik Open
Karason, A	2258	Kveinys, A	2506	½-½	42	E21	2011	MP Reykjavik Open
Hardarson, J	1639	Karason, A	2258	0-1	46	A37	2011	MP Reykjavik Open
Gunnarsson, J	2380	Karason, A	2259	½-½	29	B72	2005	ISL-chT 0405
Karason, A	2259	Jonsson, B	1993	½-½	48	D36	2005	ISL-chT 0405
Thorfinnsson, B	2356	Karason, A	2259	½-½	52	E11	2005	ISL-chT 0405
Karason, A	2259	Baldursson, H	2152	½-½	36	A57	2004	ISL-chT 0405
Karlsson, B	2224	Karason, A	2259	½-½	19	A30	2004	ISL-chT 0405
Karason, A	2259	Arnason, A	2173	1-0	38	E18	2004	ISL-chT 0405
Jonsson, J	1976	Karason, A	2259	½-½	33	B38	2004	ISL-chT 0405
Sokolov, I	2677	Karason, A	2259	1-0	33	E11	2003	Greenland op
Karason, A	2259	Kjartansson, G	2106	1-0	23	D85	2003	Reykjavik Edda rapid
Bologan, V	2630	Karason, A	2259	1-0	38	B51	2003	Reykjavik Edda rapid
Karason, A	2258	Thorarinsson, P	2117	½-½	33	E20	2001	ISL-chT 0001
Bergsson, S	2275	Karason, A	2258	1-0	24	E22	2001	ISL-chT 0001