GMHelgi Ass Gretarsson
ISL · FIDE ID 2300699 · 263 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2405
#10 in ISL (active)
Rapid
2403
#10 in ISL (active)
Blitz
2399
#9 in ISL (active)
Score
56%
113 W · 69 D · 81 L
Opp. avg
2355
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-25
SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 52% of games (scores 65%), otherwise 1.c4 (23%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...g6 in 31 of 66 games (Modern Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...g6 in 25 of 50 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 72%.
- Weak spot: Philidor Defense: Lion Variation as Black, only 40% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Modern Defense: Standard Defense as Black, 67% in 12 games.
- By opponent strength: 33% against higher-rated players, 65% against lower-rated.
Based on 263 over-the-board games (48 classical · 31 blitz · 13 rapid). 130 with White (61%), 133 with Black (51%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 68 | 65% |
| 1.c4 | 30 | 48% |
| 1.Nf3 | 28 | 61% |
| 1.e4 | 4 | 88% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | 8 | 56% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Variation | 4 | 88% |
| Zukertort Opening | 4 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack | 4 | 100% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack | 4 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (66 games)
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 31 | 50% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 21 | 36% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 13 | 62% |
Against 1.d4 (50 games)
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 25 | 72% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 18 | 36% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 14 | 61% |
| Modern Defense: Standard Defense | 12 | 67% |
| Modern Defense | 10 | 50% |
| Philidor Defense: Lion Variation | 5 | 40% |
| Rat Defense: Accelerated Gurgenidze | 5 | 60% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Yixing Wu (2371) SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A · classical | W |
| 2026-09-24 | Eyal Noy (2357) SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A · classical | W |
| 2026-09-24 | Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (2477) SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A · classical | W |
| 2026-09-23 | Vivaan Vishal Shah (2323) SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A · classical | L |
| 2026-09-22 | Kannan Vaidyanathan (2340) SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-21 | Jake Shanty (2408) SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A · classical | L |
| 2026-09-21 | Vache Hovakimyan (2362) SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-20 | Valeriy Aveskulov (2466) SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-19 | Andras Ilko-Toth (2263) SixDays Open Budapest September 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-09-18 | Csaba Zoltan Varga (2291) SixDays Open Budapest September 2026 · classical | L |
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