- Chess in Fischer's new home country

There is a big chess event going on right now in Reykjavik with some serious competition. These are the top 30 rated players at the 2006 Reykjavik Open:

Nr. Title Name Country Ratings

1 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Azerbajdzhan 2709
2 GM Ivan Sokolov Holland 2689
3 GM Pentala Harikrishna Indland 2673
4 GM Jan Timman Holland 2630
5 GM Magnus Carlsen Noregur 2625
6 GM Laurent Fressinet Frakkland 2625
7 GM Emil Sutovsky Ísrael 2624
8 GM Jaan Ehlvest Eistland 2619
9 GM Gabriel Sargissian Armenía 2603
10 GM Ivan Ivanisevic Serbía og Svartfjallaland 2588
11 GM Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson Ísland 2585
12 GM Sergey Erenburg Ísrael 2582
13 GM Hichem Hamdouchi Marokkó 2575
14 GM Pavel Tregubov Rússland 2556
15 GM Igor Alexandre-Nataf Frakkland 2553
16 GM Tiger Hillarp Persson Svíþjóð 2548
17 GM Ian Rogers Ástralía 2547
18 GM Luis Galego Portúgal 2538
19 GM Henrik Danielsen Ísland 2520
20 GM Aloyzas Kveinys Litháen 2517
21 GM Carlos Matamoroz Ecudor 2510
22 GM Milos Pavlovic Serbía og Svartfjallaland 2507
23 IM Magesh Chandran Panchanathan Indland 2494
24 GM Ralf Akesson Svíþjóð 2494
25 GM Stellan Brynell Svíþjóð 2493
26 IM Stefán Kristjánsson Ísland 2476
27 GM Chris Ward England 2475
28 GM Ahmed Adly Egyptaland 2473
29 GM Evgenij Ermenkov Palestína 2462
30 GM Þröstur Þórhallsson Ísland 2455

The standings can be found on the bottom of the results page. Magnus Carlsen is tied for the lead after 3 rounds. You can visit their website here.