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Helgi Dam Ziska
H Ziska 
Helgi Dam Ziska, Andorra 2009
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
 

Number of games in database: 321
Years covered: 2004 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2540 (2575 rapid, 2555 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2555
Overall record: +117 -72 =91 (58.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 41 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (52) 
    B51 B27 B31 B96 B30
 King's Indian Attack (24) 
    A07
 Caro-Kann (19) 
    B11 B12 B15 B10 B18
 Ruy Lopez (15) 
    C78 C65 C90 C72 C60
 French Defense (13) 
    C00 C07 C02 C03
 French (9) 
    C00
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (59) 
    B90 B20 B96 B92 B23
 King's Indian (51) 
    E67 E81 E73 E94 E62
 Sicilian Najdorf (27) 
    B90 B96 B92 B93 B91
 Queen's Pawn Game (14) 
    A45 A46
 English (10) 
    A10 A15
 English, 1 c4 e5 (5) 
    A26
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   H Ziska vs F Eid, 2010 1-0
   H Ziska vs W Kobese, 2008 1-0
   M Rasmussen vs H Ziska, 2007 0-1
   H Ziska vs N Djukic, 2017 1-0
   H Ziska vs M Duggan, 2006 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Whitsun GM (2014)
   Politiken Cup (2005)
   Politiken Cup (2007)
   Reykjavik Open (2012)
   Reykjavik Open (2011)
   Politiken Cup (2004)
   Turin Olympiad (2006)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   Hastings 2005/06 (2006)
   European Championship (2006)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)
   Reykjavik Open (2017)
   Batumi Olympiad (2018)
   Chennai Olympiad (2022)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Budapest Olympiad
   T Kuybokarov vs H Ziska (Sep-21-24) 1/2-1/2
   H Ziska vs Pelletier (Sep-19-24) 1/2-1/2
   J Lee vs H Ziska (Sep-18-24) 1-0
   H Ziska vs V Fedoseev (Sep-16-24) 0-1
   H Ziska vs B Deac (Sep-14-24) 1/2-1/2

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HELGI DAM ZISKA
(born Jul-27-1990, 34 years old) Denmark

[what is this?]

The Faroe Islands' Grandmaster Helgi Dam Ziska qualified for the 2017 World Cup(1).

References / Sources

(1) http://www.fide.com/images/stories/... (2017 World Cup participants).

Wikipedia article: Helgi Dam Ziska

Last updated: 2017-07-25 12:35:05

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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 321  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Svendsen vs H Ziska  0-1302004Politiken CupE70 King's Indian
2. H Ziska vs P B Petersen  0-1262004Politiken CupA07 King's Indian Attack
3. C Ramme vs H Ziska  1-0292004Politiken CupB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
4. T Skovgaard vs H Ziska  0-1622004Politiken CupB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. M Archangelsky vs H Ziska  1-0232004Politiken CupA45 Queen's Pawn Game
6. H Ziska vs S Jensen  1-0412004Politiken CupC00 French Defense
7. S Tidman vs H Ziska  ½-½372004Politiken CupB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
8. H Ziska vs M Faggiani  1-0392005Politiken CupA07 King's Indian Attack
9. K Madland vs H Ziska  0-1402005Politiken CupA10 English
10. H Ziska vs P Cech  ½-½482005Politiken CupC00 French Defense
11. O Jakobsen vs H Ziska  1-0392005Politiken CupE81 King's Indian, Samisch
12. H Ziska vs S Erice Alonso  1-0372005Politiken CupB56 Sicilian
13. H Ziska vs L K Nilsson  1-0362005Politiken CupB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
14. S D Sigfusson vs H Ziska  0-1252005Politiken CupB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
15. S B Hansen vs H Ziska  1-0322005Politiken CupB50 Sicilian
16. H Ziska vs P N Andreasen  1-0252005Politiken CupB06 Robatsch
17. H Ziska vs C Hoi  1-0612005Politiken CupB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
18. H Ziska vs A Greet  1-0252005Hastings 2005/06C00 French Defense
19. S Williams vs H Ziska  1-0632005Hastings 2005/06E73 King's Indian
20. H Ziska vs N Dennis  1-0202005Hastings 2005/06B20 Sicilian
21. W Kobese vs H Ziska  1-0282005Hastings 2005/06B32 Sicilian
22. H Ziska vs D Muter  1-0462006Hastings 2005/06B25 Sicilian, Closed
23. W Schoen vs H Ziska  0-1422006Hastings 2005/06A07 King's Indian Attack
24. H Ziska vs S Kristjansson 0-1332006Hastings 2005/06B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
25. S T Ansell vs H Ziska 1-0222006Hastings 2005/06B25 Sicilian, Closed
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-22-09  jon01: He misses a checkmate in KQ+K endgame: H Ziska vs M Duggan, 2006
Jul-26-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: IM Helgi Dam Ziska, Faroe Islands, born 27 July 1990. Now rated 2426, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 2007. Rated 2435 in March 2010.

IM application: http://ratings.fide.com/title_appli...

Sportsman of the year 2006 in the Faroes:
http://www.fide.com/component/conte...

Biographies:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgi_... (in German)
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgi_... (in Polish)

Pictures:
http://www.chessbase.de/2008/dresde... http://www.joanisnielsen.fo/data/im...

Notable games:
H Ziska vs Van Wely, 2008
H Ziska vs Timman, 2006

3rd today in the Heini Olsen Memorial 20-26 July 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr344...

Mar-22-11  waustad: A win against Timman and now a draw with Svidler. Not bad for a young IM.
Dec-09-13  waustad: I'm impressed that olimpbase already has all of the games from the 3rd Small Nations Chess Team Tournament: Monte Carlo 2013 already in the database. Helgi Dam Ziska came a little behind Oscar De la Riva Aguado for first board, but the Faroe Islanders won, despite losing their match with Andorra. I just read about this a few days ago on chessbase. I guess that they were so tardy with some events about a year ago because they were doing so much work doing an excellent upgrade they rolled out some months ago. http://www.olimpbase.org/2013sn/201...
Apr-10-16  sonia91: He just won the 2nd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship, held in Luxembourg: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr214....

Thanks to this victory he also earned a spot in the 2017 World Cup, congratulations!

Apr-10-16  luftforlife: More of IM Helgi Dam Ziska's games can be found here, on FIDE's website:

http://ratings.fide.com/view_games...."Ziska__Helgi_Dam(FAI)"

Aug-25-16  Beholder: I've beaten this guy in blitz on Playchess once.
Aug-25-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: He hit me with the Ziska Virus, insane home prep.
Aug-25-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <HMM> Next time, use a rubber Dam!
Aug-25-16  MCDreamz: Yep, that would temporarily stop the bleeding. But still...insane home prep is insane.
Sep-12-16  sfm: Congratulations, GM!
Jun-29-17  PhilFeeley: Now a GM, the biography above should change.
Jul-26-17  BIDMONFA: Helgi Dam Ziska

ZISKA, Helgi D.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/ziska_helgi...
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Sep-10-19  wordfunph: 2019 World Cup 1st Round Pairing:

a miracle if GM Zisca beats Radjabov.

Dec-15-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Wow, he faced Radjabov in the 1st round two World Cups in a row.

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