GM Hannes Stefansson Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. Full name Hannes Stefansson Born 1972 (age 53) Place of birth Federation Iceland Profiles # World Ranking 2427 Classical 2440 Rapid 2431 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 (2577) Anishka Vikram (2315) 1-0 19 2025 Hannes Stefansson (2572) Santiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto (2409) 1-0 34 2025 Hannes Stefansson (2420) Zain Patel (2079) 1-0 37 2025 Hannes Stefansson (2420) Joshua Friedel (2552) 1-0 37 2025 Hannes Stefansson (2420) Magnus P Ornolfsson (2174) 1-0 42 2025 Hannes Stefansson (2609) Jesper Kjaergaard-Jensen (2349) 1-0 38 2025 Hannes Stefansson (2603) Cesar Ugarte Soto (2361) 1-0 65 2025 Hannes Stefansson (2593) Kenneth Grodotzki (2237) 1-0 39 2025 Hannes Stefansson (2634) Irine Kharisma Sukandar (2517) 1-0 36 2025 Hannes Stefansson (2633) Julian Estrada Nieto (2515) 1-0 36 2025 Show All Games