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GM Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson

Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson

Full name

Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson

Born

1/1/1993 (age 31)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Iceland

Rating

Bio

GM Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson is an Icelandic grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: King's English Variation (9 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation (8 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation (8 games)

Catalan Opening (7 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (11 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense (11 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (9 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2518) Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson (2368)	1-0	35	2024
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2518) Lenka Ptacnikova (2127)	1-0	36	2024
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2518) Olha Ivanenko (2263)	0-1	32	2024
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2518) Hannes Stefansson (2493)	½-½	23	2024
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2518) Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2459)	½-½	34	2024
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2521) Henrik Danielsen (2528)	1-0	49	2023
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2521) Johann Ingvason (2008)	1-0	48	2023
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2521) Lenka Ptacnikova (2067)	1-0	45	2023
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2522) Artur Jakubiec (2442)	1-0	33	2023
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2522) Helgi Ass Gretarsson (2483)	1-0	44	2023

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