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
251 2014-08-04 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 3.8 Aleksandar Indjic Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 47 Open
252 2014-08-03 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 2.32 Mark Heidenfeld Helgi Olafsson 0-1 39 Open
253 2014-08-02 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 1.42 Helgi Olafsson Aydagnuhem Gezachew Abera 1-0 41 Open
254 2014-03-12 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 10.2 Eric Hansen Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 41 Open
255 2014-03-11 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 9.4 Helgi Olafsson Mikhail Kobalia 1-0 31 Open
256 2014-03-10 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 8.8 2000210 Helgi Olafsson 0-1 38 Open
257 2014-03-09 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 7.12 Helgi Olafsson Yaacov Norowitz 1-0 40 Open
258 2014-03-08 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 6.12 Gudmundur Gislason Helgi Olafsson 0-1 35 Open
259 2014-03-07 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 5.12 Helgi Olafsson Kristjan Edvardsson 1-0 34 Open
260 2014-03-06 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 4.12 Simon Bekker-Jensen Helgi Olafsson 1-0 62 Open
261 2014-03-05 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 3.12 Helgi Olafsson Lenka Ptacnikova 1-0 30 Open
262 2014-03-05 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 2.12 Michael Langer Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 26 Open
263 2014-03-04 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 1.12 Helgi Olafsson Tomasz Sielicki 1-0 48 Open
264 2014-03-01 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 9.1 Helgi Olafsson Runar Sigurpalsson 1/2-1/2 24 Open
265 2014-03-01 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 8.5 Throstur Thorhallsson Helgi Olafsson 0-1 38 Open
266 2014-02-28 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 7.2 Helgi Olafsson Arni H Kristjansson 1-0 16 Open
267 2014-02-27 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 6.4 Simon Bekker-Jensen Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 23 Open
268 2013-10-13 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 5.3 Helgi Olafsson Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson 0-1 39 Open
269 2013-10-12 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 4.3 Damiano Locci Helgi Olafsson 0-1 39 Open
270 2013-10-12 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 3.4 Helgi Olafsson Jon L Arnason 1/2-1/2 13 Open
271 2013-10-11 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 2.2 Kristjan Edvardsson Helgi Olafsson 0-1 35 Open
272 2013-10-10 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 1.5 Helgi Olafsson Jon Arni Halldorsson 1-0 33 Open
273 2013-03-02 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 7.2 Throstur Thorhallsson Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 5 Open
274 2013-03-02 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 6.2 Helgi Olafsson Bartosz Socko 0-1 36 Open
275 2013-03-01 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 5.2 Svetlana Cherednichenko Helgi Olafsson 0-1 39 Open
276 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 9.1 Helgi Olafsson Zhongyi Tan 1-0 31 Open
277 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 8.1 Qian Huang Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 28 Open
278 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 7.1 Helgi Olafsson Yangyi Yu 0-1 32 Open
279 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 12.1 Xiangzhi Bu Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 48 Open
280 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 11.1 Helgi Olafsson Yiye Wang 1-0 91 Open
281 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 10.1 Yi Wei Helgi Olafsson 1-0 25 Open
282 2013-02-16 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 3.4 Zhongyi Tan Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 22 Open
283 2013-02-16 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 2.5 Helgi Olafsson Yi Wei 1/2-1/2 44 Open
284 2013-02-16 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 1.6 Yiye Wang Helgi Olafsson 1-0 16 Open
285 2012-10-07 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 4.3 Andri A Gretarsson Helgi Olafsson 0-1 27 Open
286 2012-10-06 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 3.3 Helgi Olafsson Vladimir Baklan 1/2-1/2 28 Open
287 2012-10-05 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 1.4 Helgi Olafsson Runar Sigurpalsson 1/2-1/2 31 Open
288 1990 New York op New York 8 Khalifman, Alexander Olafsson, Helgi 1/2-1/2 20 Open
289 1991 Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 10 Olafsson, Helgi Khalifman, Alexander 0-1 70 Open
290 1985 Copenhagen Copenhagen 2 Smyslov, Vasily Olafsson, Helgi 1-0 53 Open
291 1985 Reykjavik Reykjavik 11 Spassky, Boris V. Olafsson, Helgi 1/2-1/2 22 Open
292 1995 Reykjavik Olafsson Reykjavik 1 Olafsson, Helgi Smyslov, Vasily 1/2-1/2 51 Open
293 1994 Reykjavik rapid Reykjavik 2 Karpov, Anatoly Olafsson, Helgi 1-0 35 Open
294 1995 Reykjavik TV rapid Reykjavik 3 Olafsson, Helgi Kasparov, Garry 0-1 24 Open
295 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men) Novi Sad 1 Olafsson, Helgi Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 35 Open
296 1986 Dubai ol (Men) Dubai 7 Kasparov, Garry Olafsson, Helgi 1-0 41 Open
297 1987 Reykjavik Reykjavik - Olafsson, Helgi Tal, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 21 Open
298 1992 Manila ol (Men) Manila - Kramnik, Vladimir Olafsson, Helgi 1/2-1/2 39 Open
299 1989 New York op New York 6 Olafsson, Helgi Smyslov, Vasily 1-0 41 Open

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