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| Born: | 1956 |
| Results: | Win: 33.8% (262) Loss: 26.1% (202) Draw: 40.1% (311) Total:775 |
| White Results: | Win: 39.3% (158) Loss: 20.1% (81) Draw: 40.5% (163) Total:402 |
| Black Results: | Win: 27.9% (104) Loss: 32.4% (121) Draw: 39.7% (148) Total:373 |
| Active: | 1976-10 to 2024-07-11 |
| Current Rating: | 2466 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2595 on 1991-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 2300010 |
| Country: | ISL |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Zukertort Opening, Sicilian Invitation | 10 (+3 -4 =3) |
| Indian Game, Anti-Nimzo-indian | 10 (+2 -1 =7) |
| King's Indian Defense, Exchange Variation | 9 (+2 -2 =5) |
| Queen's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation | 9 (+3 -1 =5) |
| Bogo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Variation | 9 (+3 -3 =3) |
| King's Indian Defense, Six Pawns Attack | 8 (+2 -3 =3) |
| English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense | 7 (+2 -0 =5) |
| English Opening, King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | 6 (+0 -3 =3) |
| King's Indian Defense, Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation | 6 (+1 -3 =2) |
| English Opening, Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English Opening | 6 (+2 -1 =3) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | 9 (+3 -1 =5) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 7 (+3 -3 =1) |
| Zukertort Opening, Sicilian Invitation | 6 (+2 -1 =3) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | 6 (+2 -0 =4) |
| Sicilian Defense, Canal Attack | 6 (+2 -2 =2) |
| Queen's Indian Defense, Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack | 6 (+0 -2 =4) |
| Catalan Opening, Open Defense | 6 (+1 -4 =1) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Keres Defense | 6 (+3 -1 =2) |
| Catalan Opening, General | 5 (+1 -0 =4) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower Defense, General | 5 (+1 -0 =4) |
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