What is Helgi Olafsson's FIDE rating?

Helgi Olafsson's FIDE rating is 2447 standard, 2491 rapid, 2432 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Helgi Olafsson's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Helgi Olafsson played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,438 over-the-board games by Helgi Olafsson (1,299 classical, 62 rapid, 77 blitz), with 34% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Helgi Olafsson's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Helgi Olafsson?

Open Helgi Olafsson's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Helgi Olafsson's style, before facing them.

Helgi Olafsson

TitleGrandmasterFederationISLBorn1956FIDE ID2300010

Classical2447

Rapid2491

Blitz2432

Games1,438

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost34 / 44 / 22

Peak2555Apr 2014

Rating history

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Classical2447Rapid2491Blitz2432no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.7%Opening93.4%Middlegame94.9%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Elite accuracy: 92.2% average

Low resilience (31%): Doesn't save lost positions

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(65% in 183 games)

Recent games

Nunn, John D M(2514)

World Senior Teams +65 · 28 Apr 2026

½–½

Janovsky, Sergey(2496)

World Senior Teams +65 · 27 Apr 2026

½–½

Ftacnik, Lubomir(2417)

World Senior Teams +65 · 26 Apr 2026

½–½

Vaisser, Anatoly(2412)

World Senior Teams +65 · 25 Apr 2026

0–1

Heim, Sverre(2294)

World Senior Teams +65 · 23 Apr 2026

½–½

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1,438 games

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Openings

718 games as White · scores 60.2%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

English: Anglo-Indian1.c4 ♞f6 2.♞c3 g615 games, last played 11 years ago66.7%wins

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1,438 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 60.2%

A10–A301836m

45%40%15

65.3%+5.1 pts

A00–A0416911m

40%39%21%

59.2%—

A45–E11886m

33%53%14

59.7%—

A40–D02472y

34%55%11

61.7%—

E12–E15333y

1855%27%

45.5%−14.8 pts

E60–E70338m

39%36%25%

57.6%—

D31–E05326m

28%53%19

54.7%−5.5 pts

B22–B50329y

44%44%12

65.6%+5.4 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

44 endgames (44.9%) · force Rook vs Rook (10%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

44.9%

44 / 98

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Rook vs Rook: only 10% win rate (10 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,438 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

718 games38%W44%D18%L

718games in this linewon 38%, drew 44%, lost 18%

Move

1. d4

3156m

32%50%18%

58%

1. c4

1836m

45%40%15

65%

1. ♞f3

16811m

39%39%22%

59%

1. e4

513y

41%43%16

63%

1. g3

1Aug 1999

100%

Scouting report: Helgi Olafsson (GM, ISL)

Helgi Olafsson

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