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GM Hannes Stefansson

Hannes Stefansson

Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

Full name

Hannes Stefansson

Born

1/1/1972 (age 52)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Iceland

Rating

Bio

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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 (2481) Sheila Barth Stanford (2123)	1-0	28	2024
Hannes Stefansson (2481) Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2355)	1-0	53	2024
Hannes Stefansson (2493) Dagur Ragnarsson (2333)	1-0	32	2024
Hannes Stefansson (2493) Olha Ivanenko (2263)	1-0	44	2024
Hannes Stefansson (2471) Jakub Fus (2455)	1-0	38	2024
Hannes Stefansson (2471) Marcin Dziuba (2508)	1-0	41	2024
Hannes Stefansson (2471) Oleg Romanishin (2372)	1-0	53	2024
Hannes Stefansson (2464) Sergio Rodriguez Miranda (1883)	1-0	20	2024
Hannes Stefansson (2464) Hector Luis Gil Alba (2295)	1-0	55	2024
Hannes Stefansson (2464) Yaniela Forgas Moreno (2217)	1-0	42	2024

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