GM Hannes Stefansson Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. Full name Hannes Stefansson Born 1972 (age 54) Place of birth Federation Iceland Profiles # World Ranking 2414 Classical 2440 Rapid 2445 Blitz Bio Bio coming soon. Most Played Openings White Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (30 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (23 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (20 games) King's Indian Defense (17 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (17 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (37 games) Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Petrosian Variation (25 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (25 games) Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (23 games) Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (20 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Hannes Stefansson (2427) Hussain Besou (2411) 1-0 43 2026 Hannes Stefansson (2417) Oladapo Adu (2173) 1-0 26 2026 Hannes Stefansson (2414) Szymon Pozimski (2025) 1-0 33 2026 Hannes Stefansson (2427) Khuyagtsogt Itgelt (2445) 0-1 32 2026 Hannes Stefansson (2417) Maxime Lagarde (2618) 0-1 26 2026 Hannes Stefansson (2427) Anton Korobov ½-½ 13 2026 Hannes Stefansson (2427) John Heinrich (2366) ½-½ 15 2026 Hannes Stefansson (2427) Robert Cvek (2381) ½-½ 10 2026 Hannes Stefansson (2417) Oleksandr Sulypa (2455) ½-½ 29 2026 Hannes Stefansson (2417) Bardur Orn Birkisson (2196) ½-½ 33 2026 Show All Games