Helgi Olafsson

Country

ISL

Birth Year

1956

Gender

M

Title

Grandmaster

FIDE ID

2300010

FIDE ratings

2447

Classical

Published FIDE

2491

Rapid

Published FIDE

2432

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1046
National rank · ISL
#5

Active players · Oct 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating history

Highest recorded rating
2555 Apr 2014
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
299

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Oct 2026.

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-10-09 (UTC).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
151 2018-01-18 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 1 Jules Moussard Helgi Olafsson 1-0 34 Open
152 2018-01-18 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 61 Open
153 2018-01-18 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 1 Helgi Olafsson Etienne Bacrot 0-1 27 Open
154 2018-01-18 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 1 Helgi Olafsson MarcAndria Maurizzi 1-0 81 Open
155 2017-10-21 TCh-ISL Div 1 2017-18 Reykjavik ISL 4.3 Ravi Haria Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 22 Open
156 2017-10-21 TCh-ISL Div 1 2017-18 Reykjavik ISL 3.3 Helgi Olafsson Jakob Aabling-Thomsen 1-0 40 Open
157 2017-10-20 TCh-ISL Div 1 2017-18 Reykjavik ISL 2.4 Throstur Arnason Helgi Olafsson 0-1 38 Open
158 2017-10-19 TCh-ISL Div 1 2017-18 Reykjavik ISL 1.2 Helgi Olafsson Gudmundur Gislason 0-1 38 Open
159 2017-10-01 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 9.34 Dagur Ragnarsson Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 14 Open
160 2017-09-29 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 7.24 Helgi Olafsson Julio E Granda Zuniga 1/2-1/2 17 Open
161 2017-09-28 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 6.42 Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Helgi Olafsson 0-1 63 Open
162 2017-09-27 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 5.5 Helgi Olafsson Jovana Rapport 1-0 48 Open
163 2017-09-26 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 4.42 Peter T Roberson Helgi Olafsson 1-0 48 Open
164 2017-09-25 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 3.41 Helgi Olafsson Jan Woellermann 1/2-1/2 30 Open
165 2017-09-24 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2.4 Hikaru Nakamura Helgi Olafsson 1-0 34 Open
166 2017-09-23 chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 1.49 Helgi Olafsson Alan M Byron 1-0 36 Open
167 2017-03-04 TCh-ISL Div 1 2016-17 Reykjavik ISL 8.1 Helgi Olafsson Bjorn Ahlander 1/2-1/2 38 Open
168 2017-02-28 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 8.49 Helgi Olafsson Praggnanandhaa R 1/2-1/2 56 Open
169 2017-02-27 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 7.49 Himal Gusain Helgi Olafsson 1-0 31 Open
170 2017-02-26 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 6.48 Helgi Olafsson Tigran K. Harutyunyan 0-1 30 Open
171 2017-02-25 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 5.47 Shahin Lorparizangeneh Helgi Olafsson 1-0 23 Open
172 2017-02-24 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 4.47 Helgi Olafsson Milos Pavlovic 1/2-1/2 22 Open
173 2017-02-23 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 3.48 Alexey Sarana Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 24 Open
174 2017-02-22 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 2.39 Helgi Olafsson Sanan Sjugirov 0-1 46 Open
175 2017-02-21 Aeroflot Open A 2017 Moscow RUS 1.21 Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli Helgi Olafsson 1-0 67 Open
176 2016-10-02 TCh-ISL Div 1 2016-17 Reykjavik ISL 5.1 Helgi Olafsson Robert Ris 1-0 30 Open
177 2016-10-01 TCh-ISL Div 1 2016-17 Reykjavik ISL 3.1 Helgi Olafsson Jon L Arnason 1/2-1/2 34 Open
178 2016-09-30 TCh-ISL Div 1 2016-17 Reykjavik ISL 2.1 Throstur Arnason Helgi Olafsson 0-1 33 Open
179 2016-09-29 TCh-ISL Div 1 2016-17 Reykjavik ISL 1.1 Helgi Olafsson Halldor Halldorsson 1/2-1/2 32 Open
180 2016-07-03 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 8.4 Helgi Olafsson Mark L Hebden 1/2-1/2 12 Open
181 2016-07-02 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 7.5 Viktor Ianov Helgi Olafsson 0-1 37 Open
182 2016-07-01 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 6.2 Helgi Olafsson Klaus Bischoff 1/2-1/2 32 Open
183 2016-06-30 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 5.1 13300059 Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 47 Open
184 2016-06-29 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 4.1 Helgi Olafsson Alexander Graf 1/2-1/2 17 Open
185 2016-06-28 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 3.1 Thomas Casper Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 18 Open
186 2016-06-27 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 2.1 Juergen Kyas Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 19 Open
187 2016-06-26 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 1.1 Gerd Dettmann Helgi Olafsson 0-1 36 Open
188 2016-03-05 TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL 9.4 Bjorgvin Viglundsson Helgi Olafsson 0-1 34 Open
189 2016-03-05 TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL 8.2 Helgi Olafsson Gudmundur Kjartansson 1/2-1/2 54 Open
190 2016-03-04 TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL 7.5 2300800 Helgi Olafsson 0-1 23 Open
191 2016-03-03 TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL 6.1 Helgi Olafsson Soren Bech Hansen 1/2-1/2 38 Open
192 2015-11-22 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 9.8 Stephen R Mannion Helgi Olafsson 0-1 76 Open
193 2015-11-21 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 8.6 Helgi Olafsson Hannes Stefansson 1/2-1/2 24 Open
194 2015-11-19 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 6.14 Victor Bologan Helgi Olafsson 1-0 30 Open
195 2015-11-17 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 5.17 Helgi Olafsson Markus Ragger 0-1 67 Open
196 2015-11-16 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 4.15 Helgi Olafsson Alexei Shirov 1/2-1/2 29 Open
197 2015-11-15 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 3.9 Dragan Solak Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 36 Open
198 2015-11-13 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 1.9 Helgi Olafsson Anish Giri 0-1 38 Open
199 2015-10-14 World Blitz 2015 Berlin GER 21.85 Helgi Olafsson Rene Stern 1-0 52 Open
200 2015-10-14 World Blitz 2015 Berlin GER 20.8 Milos Pavlovic Helgi Olafsson 1-0 31 Open

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