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Thorvardur Olafsson

Full name

Thorvardur Olafsson

Born

1/1/1972 (age 52)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Iceland

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Prins Variation (3 games)

Modern Defense: Standard Line (3 games)

Scotch Game: Classical, Blumenfeld Attack (3 games)

Black Pieces

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (3 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (3 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (3 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Exchange, Gligorić Variation (3 games)

Ruy López Opening: Alapin Defense (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Thorvardur Olafsson (2114) Bragi Thorfinnsson (2396)	0-1	41	2023
Thorvardur Olafsson (2114) Throstur Thorhallsson (2390)	0-1	29	2023
Thorvardur Olafsson (2188) Jon Ulfljotsson (1672)	1-0	35	2020
Thorvardur Olafsson (2196) Bragi Thorfinnsson (2433)	½-½	48	2018
Thorvardur Olafsson (2196) Jon Kristinn Thorgeirsson (2297)	½-½	43	2018
Thorvardur Olafsson (2196) Pontus Carlsson (2454)	0-1	28	2018
Thorvardur Olafsson (2161) Marcin Dziuba (2561)	0-1	48	2017
Thorvardur Olafsson (2160) Orn Leo Johannsson (2216)	1-0	32	2017
Thorvardur Olafsson (2182) Simon Bekker-Jensen (2473)	0-1	43	2016
Thorvardur Olafsson (2182) Nikolaj Mikkelsen (2466)	0-1	36	2016

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