GMHannes Stefansson
ISL · FIDE ID 2300087 · 467 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2407
#8 in ISL (active)
Rapid
2440
#6 in ISL (active)
Blitz
2445
#4 in ISL (active)
Score
61%
208 W · 151 D · 108 L
Opp. avg
2331
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-25
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 69% of games (scores 68%), otherwise 1.d4 (22%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 60 of 108 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 43%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 81 of 85 games (Indian Defense), scoring 53%.
- By opponent strength: 30% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 467 over-the-board games (104 classical · 23 blitz). 232 with White (66%), 235 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 161 | 68% |
| 1.d4 | 50 | 60% |
| 1.Nf3 | 14 | 68% |
| 1.c4 | 7 | 64% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 9 | 61% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 6 | 58% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 6 | 92% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 5 | 80% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation | 5 | 70% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (108 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 60 | 43% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 34 | 68% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 10 | 85% |
Against 1.d4 (85 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 81 | 53% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 63% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 7 | 71% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 5 | 40% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | 5 | 40% |
| Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense | 5 | 60% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 5 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Shinya Kojima (2273) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-24 | Francesco Sonis (2539) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-21 | Daniel Gomez Anadon (2193) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-21 | Dimitris Alexakis (2533) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-19 | Christopher Guzman (2236) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-17 | Hector Jose Linares Orellana (2008) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-09-16 | Ahmad Akmal (1843) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-08-13 | Phileas Mathieu (2404) 9th Jugando con las Estrellas 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-08-12 | Marcos Adrian Perez Felipe (2143) 9th Jugando con las Estrellas 2026 | W |
| 2026-08-11 | Bojan Kurajica (2345) 9th Jugando con las Estrellas 2026 | ½ |
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