Starting rank (top 100) http://chess-results.com/tnr269716.aspx No. Name FideID FED Rtg 1 GM Giri Anish 24116068 NED 2771 2 GM Andreikin Dmitry 4158814 RUS 2734 3 GM Jobava Baadur 13601520 GEO 2712 4 GM Almasi Zoltan 702293 HUN 2696 5 GM Shirov Alexei 2209390 LAT 2693 6 GM Movsesian Sergei 310204 ARM 2677 7 GM Jones […]
Strong field at Reykjavik Open 2017
Starting rank (top 100) https://www.reykjavikopen.com http://chess-results.com/tnr234895.aspx No. Name FideID FED Rtg 1 GM Giri Anish 24116068 NED 2769 2 GM Andreikin Dmitry 4158814 RUS 2734 3 GM Jobava Baadur 13601520 GEO 2701 4 GM Shirov Alexei 2209390 LAT 2691 5 GM Movsesian Sergei 310204 ARM 2679 6 GM Jones Gawain C B 409561 ENG 2676 […]
Giri stars at Reykjavik Open 2017
Starting rank (top 40) http://chess-results.com/tnr234895.aspx No. Name FideID FED Rtg 1 GM Giri Anish 24116068 NED 2769 2 GM Andreikin Dmitry 4158814 RUS 2734 3 GM Jobava Baadur 13601520 GEO 2701 4 GM Shirov Alexei 2209390 LAT 2691 5 GM Movsesian Sergei 310204 ARM 2679 6 GM Jones Gawain C B 409561 ENG 2676 7 […]
Reykjavik Open 2017
Starting rank http://www.chess-results.com/tnr234895.aspx No. Name FideID FED Rtg 1 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 5029465 IND 2689 2 GM Movsesian Sergei 310204 ARM 2673 3 GM Shirov Alexei 2209390 LAT 2673 4 GM Jones Gawain C B 409561 ENG 2667 5 GM Kamsky Gata 2000024 USA 2661 6 GM Gupta Abhijeet 5010608 IND 2634 7 GM […]
2017 Reykjavik Open
The Reykjavik Open 2017 will be held for the 32nd time from April 19th till April 27th, 2017, in Harpa, the 28.000 sqm. concert hall, in Reykjavik, Iceland. The 2017 tournament is expected to be very strong. The total prize-fund in the 2017 edition will be €15.000, including many special prizes for various age – […]
Hjartarson wins 2016 Icelandic Championship
Johann Hjartarson is the 2016 Icelandic Champion June 11, 2016 Johann Hjartarson today became the 2016 Icelandic champion. Heading into the last round he was leading the tournament with fellow GM Hedinn Steingrimsson. In the last round however Steingrimsson was held by Einar Hjalti Jensson which left the door open for Johann. He came […]
Icelandic Chess Championship 2016
The 2016 Icelandic Chess Championship takes place from 31st May to 11th June at the Tónlistarskóli Seltjarnarness in Reykjavik. Twelve players with the average elo 2403 compete in the round robin tournament. Participants: GM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn ISL 2580 GM Steingrimsson Hedinn ISL 2574 GM Hjartarson Johann ISL 2547 IM Kjartansson Gudmundur ISL 2457 IM […]
Chess Marathon in Reykjavik for Refugees
Chess Marathon for Refugees Underway BY ALËX ELLIOTT May 06, 2016 13:47 Hrafn Jökulsson, author and chess fanatic, is today and tomorrow engaged in a chess marathon for charity. He is playing at Reykjavík City Hall and everybody is welcome to come along. Hrafn is collecting money for the UNICEF Fatima Fund for Syrian refugee […]
Chess, Greenland, and the Polar Bears
Icelandic Chess Fest in Greenland’s Remotest Village BY ALËX ELLIOTT Icelandic chess club, Hrókurinn, is this weekend holding a chess festival in the remotest village in Greenland. It is the eleventh Easter weekend in a row that the festival has taken place. Expedition leader Róbert Lagerman told RÚV that the children of the village have […]
Reykjavik Open 2016 LIVE!
The Reykjavik Open 2016 is held for the 31st time from 8-16th March, 2016, in Harpa, the 28.000 sqm. concert hall, in Reykjavik, Iceland. The tournament format is 10-round Swiss with the time control 90 min/40 moves+30 min+30 sec/move 1. A total of 246 players are registered to take part, among them being four members of the 2700-club, full […]