GMHelgi Dam Ziska

FAI Born 1990 Male
FIDE ID
7200595

About Helgi Dam Ziska

Helgi Dam Ziska was born in the Faroe Islands in 1990 and won Nordic junior titles in 2006 and 2009. He began representing the Faroes at Olympiads in 2006 and became an IM in 2007. In 2013 he earned his first GM norm at the Riga Technical University Open and won the festival's blitz event. Show more

Helgi Dam Ziska was born in the Faroe Islands in 1990 and won Nordic junior titles in 2006 and 2009. He began representing the Faroes at Olympiads in 2006 and became an IM in 2007. In 2013 he earned his first GM norm at the Riga Technical University Open and won the festival's blitz event. He finished runner-up in the 2013 Danish championship. Victory in the 2016 European Small Nations Championship qualified him for the World Cup. He became the first Faroese GM in 2017. He has also won the Faroese national championship several times.

FIDE ratings

2542

Classical

Published FIDE

2583

Rapid

Published FIDE

2563

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#339
National rank · FAI
#1

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2555 Dec 2016
Recorded years
2004–2026
Archived games
462

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
451 2012-08-31 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 4.14 Helgi Dam Ziska Mikheil Mchedlishvili 1/2-1/2 53 Open
452 2012-08-30 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 3.3 Helgi Dam Ziska Teimour Radjabov 0-1 31 Open
453 2012-08-28 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 1.72 Helgi Dam Ziska Unidentified player 1-0 66 Open
454 2012-06-25 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR 7 Helgi Dam Ziska Mark L Hebden 0-1 28 Open
455 2012-06-24 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR 5 Helgi Dam Ziska Axel Smith 1/2-1/2 16 Open
456 2012-06-24 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR 4 Carsten Hoi Helgi Dam Ziska 1/2-1/2 33 Open
457 2012-06-23 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR 3 Helgi Dam Ziska Aryan Tari 1-0 56 Open
458 2012-06-23 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR 2 Svetoslav Mihajlov Helgi Dam Ziska 0-1 36 Open
459 2012-06-22 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR 9 Helgi Dam Ziska Monika Mueller-Seps 1-0 53 Open
460 2012-06-22 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR 8 Leif Ogaard Helgi Dam Ziska 1-0 41 Open
461 2012-06-22 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR 6 Tiger Hillarp Persson Helgi Dam Ziska 0-1 32 Open
462 2012-06-22 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR 1 Helgi Dam Ziska Tore Langmyhr 1-0 28 Open