Helgi Olafsson playing the Sicilian as Black

Player profile: Helgi Olafsson
Opening: Sicilian (B20-B99)

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 49  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Vukcevich vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 43 1976 Reykjavik B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 2. Timman vs H Olafsson   1-0 25 1976 Reykjavik 23/511 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. L Day vs H Olafsson   1-0 53 1976 Haifa B23 Sicilian, Closed 4. Shamkovich vs H Olafsson   1-0 35 1979 Lone Pine (USA) B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 5. V Liberzon vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 25 1979 Lone Pine op B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 6. Geller vs H Olafsson   1-0 57 1980 Malta B23 Sicilian, Closed 7. E Raaste vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 34 1981 Reykjavik B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. J C Hansen vs H Olafsson   0-1 37 1981 Reykjavik B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 9. DeFirmian vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 18 1983 Bunadarbanka (Iceland) B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 10. J L Arnason vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 17 1984 Reykjavik B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 11. Chandler vs H Olafsson   0-1 35 1984 Reykjavik (Iceland) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Geller vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 26 1984 Reykjavik B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. Spassky vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 22 1985 Reykjavik B25 Sicilian, Closed 14. Van der Wiel vs H Olafsson   1-0 34 1985 Reykjavik B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. Short vs H Olafsson   1-0 48 1987 Wijk aan Zee B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 16. A Zapata vs H Olafsson   1-0 56 1987 Wijk aan Zee B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. DeFirmian vs H Olafsson   0-1 18 1987 New B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 18. J L Arnason vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 11 1987 Scandinavia B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 19. Judit Polgar vs H Olafsson 1-0 56 1988 Egilsstadir B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 20. Ivanchuk vs H Olafsson   1-0 35 1988 Thessaloniki olm B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 21. S Smagin vs H Olafsson   1-0 46 1988 Yerevan B22 Sicilian, Alapin 22. Balashov vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 12 1989 Reykjavik B23 Sicilian, Closed 23. E Torre vs H Olafsson   0-1 59 1990 Olympiad B40 Sicilian 24. Van der Wiel vs H Olafsson   1-0 26 1991 Wijk aan Zee B23 Sicilian, Closed 25. Sherzer vs H Olafsson 1-0 25 1991 Philadelphia World op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 49    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Olafsson wins | Olafsson loses

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