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Mikael Johann Karlsson

Full name

Mikael Johann Karlsson

Born

1/1/1995 (age 29)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Iceland

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: King's English Variation (18 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (7 games)

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (6 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (6 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (4 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Godiva Variation (7 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation, Koch Variation (3 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Mikael Johann Karlsson (2121) Eray Kilic (2432)	0-1	25	2023
Mikael Johann Karlsson (2155) Alexander Oliver Mai (1958)	0-1	50	2020
Mikael Johann Karlsson (2155) David Kjartansson (2356)	0-1	37	2020
Mikael Johann Karlsson David Kjartansson	0-1	38	2020
Mikael Johann Karlsson (2146) Bragi Thorfinnsson (2451)	1-0	45	2019
Mikael Johann Karlsson (2146) Ivan Sokolov (2593)	0-1	24	2019
Mikael Johann Karlsson (2146) Justin Sarkar (2358)	0-1	35	2019
Mikael Johann Karlsson (2150) Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson (2317)	½-½	56	2018
Mikael Johann Karlsson (2162) Magnus Orn Ulfarsson (2361)	0-1	35	2018
Mikael Johann Karlsson (2147) Ingvar Thor Johannesson (2335)	0-1	30	2018

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