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GM Johann Hjartarson

Full name

Johann Hjartarson

Born

1/1/1963 (age 62)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Iceland

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: King's English Variation (19 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (11 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (10 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (18 games)

Modern Defense with 1.e4 (16 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (16 games)

Modern Defense: Standard Line (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (14 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Johann Hjartarson (2663) Mohamed Tissir (2499)	1-0	26	2025
Johann Hjartarson (2666) Parham Maghsoodloo (3137)	1-0	37	2025
Johann Hjartarson (2662) Carter Peatman (2476)	1-0	59	2025
Johann Hjartarson (2647) Andre Bold (2472)	1-0	39	2025
Johann Hjartarson (2654) Kyle Zhuang (2461)	1-0	47	2025
Johann Hjartarson (2678) Daniel Gutierrez Olivares (2497)	0-1	27	2025
Johann Hjartarson (2666) Irine Kharisma Sukandar (2539)	0-1	46	2025
Johann Hjartarson (2672) David Brodsky (2889)	0-1	36	2025
Johann Hjartarson (2661) Rudik Makarian (3085)	0-1	58	2025
Johann Hjartarson (2670) Leonardo Tristan (2813)	0-1	68	2025

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