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IM Karl Thorsteins

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
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