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Fridrik Olafsson's chess openings

🇮🇸 IcelandPeak rating 2570860 games

Fridrik Olafsson, from Iceland, has 860 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Fridrik Olafsson most often opens with 1.c4 (33% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White424 games · +177 =188 −59 · 64%
As Black436 games · +121 =196 −119 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening33%
    138 games · scores 68% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening27%
    116 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening24%
    100 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%
    130 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game18%
    37 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense6%
    13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%
    118 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game12%
    16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense4%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

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