Fridrik Olafsson playing the Nimzo Indian as Black

Player profile: Fridrik Olafsson
Opening: Nimzo-Indian (E20-E59)

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Z Milev vs F Olafsson   0-1 31 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 2. Y Porat vs F Olafsson   0-1 48 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation 3. Ivkov vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 35 1955 Hastings E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 4. O'Kelly vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 33 1956 Olympiad E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 5. Larsen vs F Olafsson   0-1 59 1957 Dallas E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6. C Munoz vs F Olafsson   1-0 47 1957 U26 World Championship Tournament E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 7. B De Greiff vs F Olafsson   0-1 52 1958 Portoroz izt E41 Nimzo-Indian 8. Petrosian vs F Olafsson 0-1 76 1959 Bled E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 9. Petrosian vs F Olafsson 1-0 37 1959 Bled E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 10. Gligoric vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 42 1959 Belgrade ct YUG E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 11. E Walther vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 83 1959 Zuerich E46 Nimzo-Indian 12. L Marini vs F Olafsson   0-1 37 1960 Mar del Plata E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 13. Gligoric vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 84 1962 Varna ol (Men) E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 14. M Cuellar-Gacharna vs F Olafsson   0-1 99 1962 Stockholm izt E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 15. Portisch vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 46 1962 Stockholm E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 16. Reshevsky vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 41 1963 1st Piatigorsky Cup E41 Nimzo-Indian 17. Najdorf vs F Olafsson   0-1 41 1963 Los Angeles E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 18. Portisch vs F Olafsson   0-1 41 1969 Wijk aan Zee E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 19. Portisch vs F Olafsson 0-1 41 1969 Beverwijk E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 20. Unzicker vs F Olafsson   1-0 36 1970 Lugano E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 21. Gligoric vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 19 1970 Lugano E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 22. Gligoric vs F Olafsson   1-0 21 1971 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens A, NED E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 23. Balashov vs F Olafsson   1-0 58 1971 Moscow Ale mem E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 24. Mecking vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 14 1971 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens A, NED E41 Nimzo-Indian 25. H MacGrillen vs F Olafsson   0-1 26 1974 Nice ol prelim E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Olafsson wins | Olafsson loses

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