IM Karl Thorsteins Full name Karl Thorsteins Born 1964 (age 62) Place of birth Federation Iceland Profiles # World Ranking 2407 Classical 2387 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (4 games) Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (4 games) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights, Duchamp Variation (4 games) Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (4 games) King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Positional Defense (4 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (15 games) Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (6 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Boleslavsky Variation (5 games) Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation (5 games) Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense (5 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Karl Thorsteins (2404) Fredrik A Dahl (2172) 1-0 26 2026 Jyri Lammi (2018) Karl Thorsteins (2404) 0-1 59 2026 Dave J Ledger (2126) Karl Thorsteins (2404) 0-1 57 2026 Neil Farrell (2114) Karl Thorsteins (2404) 0-1 42 2026 Hans-Joachim Woestmann (2065) Karl Thorsteins (2404) ½-½ 48 2026 Csaba Csiszar (2352) Karl Thorsteins (2404) ½-½ 21 2026 Fabrizio Bellia (2379) Karl Thorsteins (2404) ½-½ 37 2026 Igor Novikov (2477) Karl Thorsteins (2404) ½-½ 5 2026 Karl Thorsteins (2426) Throstur Thorhallsson (2419) 0-1 61 2018 Karl Thorsteins (2432) Dagur Ragnarsson (2340) 0-1 52 2017 Show All Games