Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson GM

About Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson

Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson is a distinguished chess Grandmaster, known for his sharpness, tactical prowess, and resilience on the chessboard. Hailing from Iceland, Hjorvar has established himself as a formidable blitz and bullet chess competitor with a penchant for dynamic and strategic play.

Playing Style and Strengths

With a low early resignation rate of just 0.88% and an impressive 81.94% frequency of reaching endgames, Hjorvar demonstrates great perseverance and technique in long battles. He tends to engage actively from the opening and has an average first capture move around the 7th move, emphasizing a balanced approach between solidity and aggression.

His tactical sharpness is evident with a comeback rate of 86.36%, proving his ability to fight back from adversity, and he manages to win around 61% of games even after losing a piece — a clear sign of relentless determination and resourcefulness.

Preferred Openings

Hjorvar enjoys opening the game with a solid and flexible repertoire. He has had great success with several openings, including:

• Blitz: Caro-Kann Defense with a stellar 85% win rate, Queen's Pawn structures, and the Nimzo-Larsen Attack (Modern Variation).
• Bullet: Queen's Pawn Game (nearly 78% win rate), Nimzo-Larsen Attack (Modern Variation), and the Caro-Kann Defense.
• Rapid: A varied opening range, including King's Pawn Game, Sicilian Defense (Closed), Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack, and English openings with perfect win ratios in small samples.

Achievements & Peak Ratings

• Peak Blitz Rating: 2849 (achieved April 2020)
• Peak Bullet Rating: 2843 (achieved January 2021)
• Peak Rapid Rating: 2665 (achieved November 2023)

These ratings put Hjorvar among the elite players in online chess, especially in fast-paced formats.

Notable Records and Streaks

• Longest Winning Streak: 30 consecutive games — clearly showing a streaky beast on his best days.
• Strongest winning percentages come on Thursdays and during early morning hours (6 AM is his best time to play!), with a peak win rate hour at 8 AM (a striking 80%).
• White and Black win rates are almost evenly matched, both hovering around 63%, demonstrating his confidence regardless of color.

Noteworthy Opponents

Hjorvar has faced and triumphed over many challenging opponents online. Notably, he has repeatedly bested players like computer4-impossible (once), and boasts an exceptional win rate against frequent foes such as liss_ca (85% win rate over 26 games) and gummilee (nearly perfect score with 87.5%).

Fun Fact

When not playing chess, Hjorvar likely strategizes how to turn those occasional losses into a comeback since he wins over 86% of his comeback attempts — talk about turning lemons into chessboard lemonade!