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GM Helgi Dam Ziska

Helgi Dam Ziska

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Full name

Helgi Dam Ziska

Born

1/1/1990 (age 34)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Faroe Islands

Rating

Bio

Helgi Dam Ziska is a grandmaster from the Faroe Islands who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (32 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (19 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (11 games)

Black Pieces

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (19 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (16 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (15 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (11 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Helgi Dam Ziska (2553) Mustafa Yilmaz (2587)	1-0	41	2024
Helgi Dam Ziska (2553) Mathurin Nathaniel (1982)	0-1	39	2024
Helgi Dam Ziska (2553) Vladimir Fedoseev (2692)	0-1	40	2024
Helgi Dam Ziska (2553) Bogdan-Daniel Deac (2680)	½-½	40	2024
Helgi Dam Ziska (2553) Yannick Pelletier (2526)	½-½	32	2024
Helgi Dam Ziska (2549) Danilo Volpinari (1955)	1-0	20	2022
Helgi Dam Ziska (2588) Gauti Pall Jonsson (2102)	1-0	29	2022
Helgi Dam Ziska (2588) Edward Helaszek (1821)	1-0	27	2022
Helgi Dam Ziska (2588) Dominik Orzech (2272)	1-0	46	2022
Helgi Dam Ziska (2588) Kamil Plichta (2400)	1-0	43	2022

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