
Name:	Helgi Olafsson
Federation:	Iceland
Sex:	Male
Born:	1956
FIDE ID:	2300010 FIDE Profile
Title:	Grand Master
ELO Classic:	2447
ELO Rapid:	2496
ELO Blitz:	2404
Years:	1974 - 2026
Total Games:	1354
Wins:	455 (33.6 %)
Draws:	613 (45.27 %)
Losses:	286 (21.12 %)
Score:	56.24 %

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Helgi Olafsson

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
World Senior Teams +65	04/19/2026	2293	Albania
TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26	11/13/2025	2336	Iceland
TCh-ISL Kvika 2023-24	10/12/2023	2315	Iceland
World Senior Teams +50	06/20/2022	2331	Italy

Most Played Openings as White

ECO	Opening	Games
A30	English, symmetrical variation	25 games
E15	Queen's Indian, 4.g3	23 games
E92	King's Indian, classical variation	18 games
A34	English, symmetrical variation	16 games

Most Played Openings as Black

ECO	Opening	Games
E12	Queen's Indian defence	26 games
E15	Queen's Indian, 4.g3	19 games
B80	Sicilian, Scheveningen variation	18 games
B90	Sicilian, Najdorf	15 games

Games played by Helgi Olafsson

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White	ELO W	Black	ELO B	Result	Moves	ECO	Date	Tournament	View
Olafsson, H	2439	Nunn, J	2514	½-½	9	E60	2026	World Senior Teams +65
Birkisson, B	2196	Olafsson, H	2447	1-0	36	E12	2026	TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26
Olafsson, H	2447	Jakubiec, A	2427	½-½	30	E84	2026	TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26
Olafsson, H	2447	Laurusas, T	2504	½-½	42	D37	2026	TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26
Olafsson, H	2447	Stefansson, H	2417	½-½	14	D43	2026	TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26
Olafsson, H	2452	Jacobsen, M	2306	½-½	34	A07	2025	TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26
Laurusas, T	2502	Olafsson, H	2452	½-½	61	D37	2025	TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26
Olafsson, H	2447	Hardaway, B	2544	0-1	48	D37	2025	TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26
Stefansson, V	2464	Olafsson, H	2471	½-½	50	B12	2024	TCh-ISL Kvika 2023-24
Olafsson, H	2471	Pantzar, M	2472	0-1	37	B12	2024	TCh-ISL Kvika 2023-24
Olafsson, H	2511	Adams, M	2690	0-1	52	E04	2022	World Senior Teams +50
Prithu Gupta,	2458	Olafsson, H	2510	1-0	52	C77	2018	IoM Masters
Olafsson, H	2510	Eggleston, D	2406	1-0	61	E32	2018	IoM Masters
Howell, D	2689	Olafsson, H	2510	1-0	38	B22	2018	IoM Masters
Olafsson, H	2510	Fenil, S	2411	1-0	71	D38	2018	IoM Masters
Adams, M	2712	Olafsson, H	2510	1-0	35	C42	2018	IoM Masters
Olafsson, H	2510	Leko, P	2690	½-½	28	E06	2018	IoM Masters
Adhiban, B	2668	Olafsson, H	2510	½-½	40	C50	2018	IoM Masters
Olafsson, H	2510	Paramzina, A	2243	1-0	27	E73	2018	IoM Masters
Ragnarsson, D	2340	Olafsson, H	2512	½-½	14	C92	2017	IoM Masters
Olafsson, H	2512	Granda Zuniga, J	2653	½-½	17	A07	2017	IoM Masters
Arakhamia Grant, K	2369	Olafsson, H	2512	0-1	63	B90	2017	IoM Masters
Olafsson, H	2512	Rapport, J	2327	1-0	48	A16	2017	IoM Masters
Roberson, P	2403	Olafsson, H	2512	1-0	48	B11	2017	IoM Masters
Olafsson, H	2512	Woellermann, J	2384	½-½	30	A20	2017	IoM Masters
Nakamura, H	2781	Olafsson, H	2512	1-0	34	A05	2017	IoM Masters
Olafsson, H	2512	Byron, A	2074	1-0	36	B07	2017	IoM Masters
Olafsson, H	2540	Praggnanandhaa R,	2455	½-½	56	D37	2017	Aeroflot Open A 2017
Gusain, H	2438	Olafsson, H	2540	1-0	31	B42	2017	Aeroflot Open A 2017
Olafsson, H	2540	Harutyunyan, T	2515	0-1	30	D31	2017	Aeroflot Open A 2017
Lorparizangeneh, S	2519	Olafsson, H	2540	1-0	23	A21	2017	Aeroflot Open A 2017
Olafsson, H	2540	Pavlovic, M	2512	½-½	22	D02	2017	Aeroflot Open A 2017
Sarana, A	2468	Olafsson, H	2540	½-½	24	D38	2017	Aeroflot Open A 2017
Olafsson, H	2540	Sjugirov, S	2673	0-1	46	D38	2017	Aeroflot Open A 2017
Iturrizaga Bonelli, E	2652	Olafsson, H	2540	1-0	67	E04	2017	Aeroflot Open A 2017
Mannion, S	2342	Olafsson, H	2549	0-1	76	B93	2015	20th European Teams
Olafsson, H	2549	Stefansson, H	2602	½-½	24	D43	2015	20th European Teams
Bologan, V	2630	Olafsson, H	2549	1-0	30	C95	2015	20th European Teams
Olafsson, H	2549	Ragger, M	2688	0-1	67	E60	2015	20th European Teams
Olafsson, H	2549	Shirov, A	2689	½-½	29	D44	2015	20th European Teams