GMHedinn Steingrimsson
ISL · FIDE ID 2300117 · 91 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2485
#2 in ISL (active)
Rapid
2559
#1 in ISL (active)
Blitz
2590
#2 in ISL (active)
Score
64%
42 W · 33 D · 16 L
Opp. avg
2400
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-08
12th Annual Washington International - Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 67% of games (scores 67%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 10 of 19 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 10 of 16 games (Indian Defense), scoring 65%.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation as White, 75% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 42% against higher-rated players, 76% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 36% of games end in a draw.
Based on 91 over-the-board games (24 classical). 49 with White (68%), 42 with Black (60%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 33 | 67% |
| 1.c4 | 8 | 69% |
| 1.Nf3 | 6 | 83% |
| 1.e4 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 6 | 75% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 2 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (19 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 10 | 40% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 7 | 71% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (16 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 10 | 65% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 6 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 2 | 50% |
| Scotch Game: Mieses Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Farago Defense | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | Rahul Srivatshav P (2455) 12th Annual Washington International - Championship · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | David Brodsky (2539) 12th Annual Washington International - Championship · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Jianchao Zhou (2584) 12th Annual Washington International - Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Andrew Tang (2538) 12th Annual Washington International - Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Tianqi Wang (2330) 12th Annual Washington International - Championship · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Eric Liu (2402) 12th Annual Washington International - Championship · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Naveen Prabhu (2257) 12th Annual Washington International - Championship · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Aryan Gutla (2283) 12th Annual Washington International - Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Vishnuvardhan Arjun (2188) 12th Annual Washington International - Championship · classical | W |
| 2024-04 | Hannes Stefansson (2493) Icelandic Championship 2024 · classical | ½ |
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