GMHjorvar Steinn Gretarsson
ISL · FIDE ID 2302241 · 104 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2494
FIDE rating
Rapid
2516
FIDE rating
Blitz
2473
#3 in ISL (active)
Score
60%
48 W · 29 D · 27 L
Opp. avg
2406
Last 50 games
Last game
2024-08-14
Lewis Chess Legends 2024
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 31% of games (scores 71%), otherwise 1.c4 (29%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 13 of 23 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 54%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 12 of 17 games (Indian Defense), scoring 38%.
- By opponent strength: 20% against higher-rated players, 69% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 71% with White, 48% with Black.
Based on 104 over-the-board games (27 classical). 55 with White (71%), 49 with Black (48%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 17 | 71% |
| 1.c4 | 16 | 69% |
| 1.d4 | 13 | 77% |
| 1.Nf3 | 7 | 86% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense: Modern Line | 3 | 67% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation | 2 | 100% |
| English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (23 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 13 | 54% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 5 | 60% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 38% |
Against 1.d4 (17 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 12 | 38% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 4 | 13% |
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | 4 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Petronić Attack | 2 | 25% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | 2 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 2 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-14 | Sergey Eliseev (2275) Lewis Chess Legends 2024 | W |
| 2024-08-13 | Havard Haug (2315) Lewis Chess Legends 2024 | ½ |
| 2024-08-12 | Marius Deuer (2452) Lewis Chess Legends 2024 | ½ |
| 2024-08-11 | Sheila Barth Stanford (2135) Lewis Chess Legends 2024 | W |
| 2024-08-10 | Pia Cramling (2437) Lewis Chess Legends 2024 | ½ |
| 2024-08-09 | Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (2564) Lewis Chess Legends 2024 | L |
| 2024-08-08 | Martin Holten Fiskaaen (2225) Lewis Chess Legends 2024 | W |
| 2024-08-07 | Alexander Oye-Stromberg (2242) Lewis Chess Legends 2024 | ½ |
| 2024-08-06 | Marina Gajcin (2287) Lewis Chess Legends 2024 | W |
| 2024-04 | Dagur Ragnarsson (2333) Icelandic Championship 2024 · classical | ½ |
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