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FM Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson

Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson
Full name
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson
Born
1985 (age 40)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Iceland
Profiles
#3188
World Ranking
2330
Classical
2312
Rapid
2323
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (4 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (3 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov, Modern Variation (3 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation (3 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-KotrĨ, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (2 games)
Black Pieces
Slav Defense (3 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation, Wing Attack (2 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (2 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2302)
Johann Hjartarson (2509)
0-1 44 2019
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2302)
Dagur Ragnarsson (2388)
0-1 60 2019
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2302)
Milton Pantzar (2376)
0-1 42 2019
Throstur Thorhallsson (2419)
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2302)
½-½ 13 2019
Halldor Gretar Einarsson (2248)
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2302)
0-1 31 2019
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2318)
Bjorg Jonsson (2332)
½-½ 65 2018
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2318)
Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson (2273)
½-½ 14 2018
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2339)
Soren Bech Hansen (2261)
½-½ 23 2018
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2339)
Jesper Sondergaard Thybo (2511)
½-½ 60 2018
Bjorn-Ivar Karlsson (2339)
Bardur Orn Birkisson (2198)
0-1 73 2018
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