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| Born: | 1947 |
| Results: | Win: 27.9% (140) Loss: 23.4% (117) Draw: 48.7% (244) Total:501 |
| White Results: | Win: 32.7% (83) Loss: 19.3% (49) Draw: 48% (122) Total:254 |
| Black Results: | Win: 23.1% (57) Loss: 27.5% (68) Draw: 49.4% (122) Total:247 |
| Active: | 1966 to 2003-03-04 |
| Current Rating: | 2463 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2530 on 1976-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 2300079 |
| Country: | ISL |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation | 9 (+2 -3 =4) |
| King's Indian Attack, Smyslov Variation | 8 (+4 -2 =2) |
| Sicilian Defense, McDonnell Attack | 7 (+3 -1 =3) |
| Sicilian Defense, Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | 6 (+4 -1 =1) |
| Alekhine Defense, Exchange Variation | 6 (+2 -0 =4) |
| Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 6 (+4 -0 =2) |
| Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 5 (+2 -1 =2) |
| Pirc Defense, Austrian Attack, Kurajica Variation | 5 (+3 -0 =2) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 5 (+2 -1 =2) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | 5 (+0 -0 =5) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Pirc Defense, Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation | 8 (+2 -0 =6) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | 4 (+1 -1 =2) |
| Semi-Slav Defense, General | 4 (+0 -1 =3) |
| Sicilian Defense, Canal Attack | 4 (+0 -1 =3) |
| Sicilian Defense, Closed Variation | 4 (+0 -2 =2) |
| Pirc Defense, Classical Variation, Quiet System | 4 (+0 -2 =2) |
| King's Indian Defense, Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense | 3 (+0 -0 =3) |
| King's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | 3 (+0 -1 =2) |
| Modern Defense, Pseudo-Austrian Attack | 3 (+1 -1 =1) |
| King's Indian Defense, Exchange Variation | 3 (+0 -1 =2) |
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