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 ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2555 Apr 2014
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
214

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: 2026-10-13 (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
1 2026-04-28 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 9.1 Olafsson,H1 Nunn,J 1/2-1/2 9 Open
2 2026-04-27 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 8.1 Janovsky,S Olafsson,H1 1/2-1/2 73 Open
3 2026-04-26 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 7.1 Olafsson,H1 Ftacnik,L 1/2-1/2 21 Open
4 2026-04-25 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 6.1 Vaisser,A Olafsson,H1 0-1 38 Open
5 2026-04-23 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 5.1 Olafsson,H1 Heim,S 1/2-1/2 44 Open
6 2026-04-22 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 4.1 Welling,G Olafsson,H1 0-1 51 Open
7 2026-04-21 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 3.1 Olafsson,H1 Garcia Palermo,C 1/2-1/2 24 Open
8 2026-04-20 World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB 2.1 Stebbings,A Olafsson,H1 0-1 35 Open
9 2026-03-08 TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26 Reykjavik ISL 10.2 Birkisson,Bardur Orn Olafsson,H1 1-0 36 Open
10 2026-03-07 TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26 Reykjavik ISL 8.11 Olafsson,H1 Jakubiec,A 1/2-1/2 30 Open
11 2026-03-06 TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26 Reykjavik ISL 7.2 Olafsson,H1 Laurusas,T 1/2-1/2 42 Open
12 2026-03-05 TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26 Reykjavik ISL 6.4 Olafsson,H1 Stefansson,H 1/2-1/2 14 Open
13 2025-11-16 TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26 Reykjavik ISL 5.2 Helgi Olafsson Mikkel Manosri Jacobsen 1/2-1/2 34 Open
14 2025-11-14 TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26 Reykjavik ISL 2.2 Tomas Laurusas Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 61 Open
15 2025-11-13 TCh-ISL Kvika 2025-26 Reykjavik ISL 1.3 Olafsson,H1 Hardaway,Brewington 0-1 48 Open
16 2025-02-26 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 9.4 Karol Motuz Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 15 Open
17 2025-02-25 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 8.3 Fabrizio Bellia Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 26 Open
18 2025-02-24 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 7.3 Martin Roobol Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 31 Open
19 2025-02-23 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 6.3 Helgi Olafsson Peter K Wells 1/2-1/2 62 Open
20 2025-02-21 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 5.3 Zoltan Varga Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 11 Open
21 2025-02-20 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 4.3 Helgi Olafsson Serikbay Temirbayev 0-1 37 Open
22 2025-02-19 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 3.4 Helgi Olafsson Shilan Liu 1-0 44 Open
23 2025-02-18 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 2.3 Helgi Olafsson Mark Josse 1-0 34 Open
24 2024-07-11 World Senior Teams +50 Krakow POL 9.1 Helgi Olafsson Leonid Sokolin 0-1 23 Open
25 2024-07-07 World Senior Teams +50 Krakow POL 6.1 Victor Plotkin Helgi Olafsson 0-1 53 Open
26 2024-07-06 World Senior Teams +50 Krakow POL 5.1 Helgi Olafsson Alberto David 1-0 39 Open
27 2024-07-04 World Senior Teams +50 Krakow POL 3.1 Helgi Olafsson Michael Oratovsky 1/2-1/2 33 Open
28 2024-07-03 World Senior Teams +50 Krakow POL 2.1 Ullrich Krause Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 53 Open
29 2024-07-02 World Senior Teams +50 Krakow POL 1.1 Helgi Olafsson Julia Horvath 1-0 34 Open
30 2024-03-02 TCh-ISL Kvika 2023-24 Reykjavik ISL 8.2 Vignir Vatnar Stefansson Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 50 Open
31 2024-03-01 TCh-ISL Kvika 2023-24 Reykjavik ISL 7.2 Helgi Olafsson Milton Pantzar 0-1 37 Open
32 2023-10-15 TCh-ISL Kvika 2023-24 Reykjavik ISL 5.1 Helgi Olafsson Tomas Laurusas 0-1 56 Open
33 2023-10-14 TCh-ISL Kvika 2023-24 Reykjavik ISL 3.2 Helgi Olafsson Soren Bech Hansen 1-0 70 Open
34 2023-10-13 TCh-ISL Kvika 2023-24 Reykjavik ISL 2.2 Dagur Arngrimsson Helgi Olafsson 1-0 64 Open
35 2023-10-12 TCh-ISL Kvika 2023-24 Reykjavik ISL 1.3 Helgi Olafsson Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson 1/2-1/2 39 Open
36 2023-09-28 World Senior Teams +50 Struga MKD 9.1 Stephen Dishman Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 38 Open
37 2023-09-23 World Senior Teams +50 Struga MKD 5.1 Nebojsa Nikcevic Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 24 Open
38 2023-09-22 World Senior Teams +50 Struga MKD 4.1 Helgi Olafsson Michael Adams 0-1 28 Open
39 2023-09-20 World Senior Teams +50 Struga MKD 2.1 Helgi Olafsson Shilan Liu 1/2-1/2 34 Open
40 2023-09-19 World Senior Teams +50 Struga MKD 1.1 Hakan Marcus Helgi Olafsson 0-1 56 Open
41 2022-06-22 World Senior Teams +50 Acqui Terme ITA 3.1 Helgi Olafsson Michael Adams 0-1 52 Open
42 2019-04-24 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 9.3 Ram Soffer Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 21 Open
43 2019-04-23 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 8.3 Helgi Olafsson Galina Strutinskaia 1-0 29 Open
44 2019-04-22 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 7.3 Helgi Olafsson Rafael A Vaganian 1/2-1/2 32 Open
45 2019-04-21 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 6.1 Joel Benjamin Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 54 Open
46 2019-04-19 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 4.2 Helgi Olafsson Jon S Speelman 1/2-1/2 48 Open
47 2019-04-18 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 3.1 Michele Godena Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 18 Open
48 2019-04-17 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 2.2 Helgi Olafsson Gustavo Mahia 1-0 39 Open
49 2019-04-16 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 1.3 Annett Wagner-Michel Helgi Olafsson 0-1 26 Open
50 2019-03-02 TCh-ISL Div 1 2018-19 Reykjavik ISL 9.3 Vignir Vatnar Stefansson Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 6 Open

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