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

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: 2026-10-13 (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
151 2015-09-26 TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL 3.4 Helgi Olafsson David Kjartansson 1/2-1/2 69 Open
152 2015-09-25 TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL 2.3 Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson Helgi Olafsson 0-1 71 Open
153 2015-09-24 TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL 1.3 Helgi Olafsson Runar Sigurpalsson 1-0 46 Open
154 2015-03-21 TCh-ISL Div 1 2014-15 Reykjavik ISL 8.2 Throstur Arnason Helgi Olafsson 0-1 29 Open
155 2015-03-20 TCh-ISL Div 1 2014-15 Reykjavik ISL 7.4 Helgi Olafsson Johann Ingvason 1/2-1/2 36 Open
156 2015-03-19 TCh-ISL Div 1 2014-15 Reykjavik ISL 6.3 Runar Sigurpalsson Helgi Olafsson 0-1 26 Open
157 2014-10-05 TCh-ISL Div 1 2014-15 Reykjavik ISL 5.3 Helgi Olafsson 4626605 1-0 50 Open
158 2014-10-04 TCh-ISL Div 1 2014-15 Reykjavik ISL 3.2 Helgi Olafsson Eric Hansen 1/2-1/2 37 Open
159 2014-10-03 TCh-ISL Div 1 2014-15 Reykjavik ISL 2.5 Luis Galego Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 18 Open
160 2014-08-14 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 11.17 Helgi Olafsson Essam El Gindy 0-1 49 Open
161 2014-08-11 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 9.14 Helgi Olafsson Husain Aziz 1/2-1/2 40 Open
162 2014-08-10 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 8.15 Roderick M McKay Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 43 Open
163 2014-08-09 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 7.25 Helgi Olafsson Iqbal Mudasir 1-0 32 Open
164 2014-08-08 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 6.24 Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 30 Open
165 2014-08-05 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 4.29 Helgi Olafsson Hans Tikkanen 1/2-1/2 15 Open
166 2014-08-04 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 3.8 Aleksandar Indjic Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 47 Open
167 2014-08-03 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 2.32 Mark Heidenfeld Helgi Olafsson 0-1 39 Open
168 2014-08-02 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 1.42 Helgi Olafsson Aydagnuhem Gezachew Abera 1-0 41 Open
169 2014-03-12 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 10.2 Eric Hansen Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 41 Open
170 2014-03-11 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 9.4 Helgi Olafsson Mikhail Kobalia 1-0 31 Open
171 2014-03-10 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 8.8 2000210 Helgi Olafsson 0-1 38 Open
172 2014-03-09 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 7.12 Helgi Olafsson Yaacov Norowitz 1-0 40 Open
173 2014-03-08 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 6.12 Gudmundur Gislason Helgi Olafsson 0-1 35 Open
174 2014-03-07 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 5.12 Helgi Olafsson Kristjan Edvardsson 1-0 34 Open
175 2014-03-06 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 4.12 Simon Bekker-Jensen Helgi Olafsson 1-0 62 Open
176 2014-03-05 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 3.12 Helgi Olafsson Lenka Ptacnikova 1-0 30 Open
177 2014-03-05 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 2.12 Michael Langer Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 26 Open
178 2014-03-04 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 1.12 Helgi Olafsson Tomasz Sielicki 1-0 48 Open
179 2014-03-01 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 9.1 Helgi Olafsson Runar Sigurpalsson 1/2-1/2 24 Open
180 2014-03-01 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 8.5 Throstur Thorhallsson Helgi Olafsson 0-1 38 Open
181 2014-02-28 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 7.2 Helgi Olafsson Arni H Kristjansson 1-0 16 Open
182 2014-02-27 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 6.4 Simon Bekker-Jensen Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 23 Open
183 2013-10-13 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 5.3 Helgi Olafsson Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson 0-1 39 Open
184 2013-10-12 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 4.3 Damiano Locci Helgi Olafsson 0-1 39 Open
185 2013-10-12 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 3.4 Helgi Olafsson Jon L Arnason 1/2-1/2 13 Open
186 2013-10-11 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 2.2 Kristjan Edvardsson Helgi Olafsson 0-1 35 Open
187 2013-10-10 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 1.5 Helgi Olafsson Jon Arni Halldorsson 1-0 33 Open
188 2013-03-02 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 7.2 Throstur Thorhallsson Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 5 Open
189 2013-03-02 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 6.2 Helgi Olafsson Bartosz Socko 0-1 36 Open
190 2013-03-01 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 5.2 Svetlana Cherednichenko Helgi Olafsson 0-1 39 Open
191 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 9.1 Helgi Olafsson Zhongyi Tan 1-0 31 Open
192 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 8.1 Qian Huang Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 28 Open
193 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 7.1 Helgi Olafsson Yangyi Yu 0-1 32 Open
194 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 12.1 Xiangzhi Bu Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 48 Open
195 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 11.1 Helgi Olafsson Yiye Wang 1-0 91 Open
196 2013-02-17 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 10.1 Yi Wei Helgi Olafsson 1-0 25 Open
197 2013-02-16 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 3.4 Zhongyi Tan Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 22 Open
198 2013-02-16 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 2.5 Helgi Olafsson Yi Wei 1/2-1/2 44 Open
199 2013-02-16 Iceland-China Friendly Match Reykjavik ISL 1.6 Yiye Wang Helgi Olafsson 1-0 16 Open
200 2012-10-07 TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL 4.3 Andri A Gretarsson Helgi Olafsson 0-1 27 Open

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