Dear Chess Friends Reykjavik Open 2009 will be organized by the Icelandic Chess Federation and the newly founded Reykjavik Chess Academy. This blogsite is the temporary website of the tournament, until the formal homepage is ready to be launched. We, the organizers, would like to welcome all chess players to Reykjavik and participate in the […]
Wang, Stefansson and Wang win Reykjavik

Final standings: 1-3 GM Wang Hao CHN 2665 7.0 out of 91-3 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2564 7.01-3 GM Wang Yue CHN 2698 7.0 4-6 GM Kveinys Aloyzas LTU 2521 6.54-6 GM Caruana Fabiano ITA 2598 6.54-6 GM Meier Georg GER 2570 6.5 Here are the full standings. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wang Hao and Stefansson lead Reykjavik

After 8 rounds, Wang Hao and Stefansson are leading with 6.5 points. Four other players, including Fabiano, are only 1/2 point behind. Here are the leaders: GM Wang Hao 2665 CHN 6.5GM Stefansson Hannes 2564 ISL 6.5 GM Caruana Fabiano 2598 ITA 6.0GM Halkias Stelios 2580 GRE 6.0GM Wang Yue 2698 CHN 6.0GM Kveinys Aloyzas […]
Wang Y, Wang H, Caruana and Stefansson lead Reykjavik

After 6 rounds, 4 players are tied at the top of the leaderboard: Stefansson, Wang Y., Caruana and Wang H. Here are the top matchups for round 7: GM Stefansson Hannes 2564 5 – 5 GM Wang Yue 2698GM Wang Hao 2665 5 – 5 GM Caruana Fabiano 2598GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2521 4½ – 4½ […]
7 tie for the lead in Reykjavik

After 4 rounds, 7 players are tied for the lead with 3.5 points. Here are the 5th round key matchups: IM Kristjansson Stefan 2476 3½ – 3½ GM Caruana Fabiano 2598GM Halkias Stelios 2580 3½ – 3½ GM Adly Ahmed 2551GM Stefansson Hannes 2564 3½ – 3½ GM Galego Luis 2529GM Malakhatko Vadim 2600 3 […]
Caruana, Halkias, Gaponenko lead Reykjavik

Leaders after 3 rounds: 1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2598 ITA 3,02 GM Halkias Stelios 2580 GRE 3,03 IM Gaponenko Inna 2422 UKR 3,0 (F) 4 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2420 GER 2,5 (F)5 IM Tania Sachdev 2417 IND 2,5 (F)6 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2521 LTU 2,57 GM Adly Ahmed 2551 EGY 2,58 IM Hammer Jon Ludvig […]
Big upsets in Reykjavik Open

There have been a number of upsets after only 2 rounds. But the biggest one came in the first round when FM Thorfinnsson, Bjorn 2364 defeated GM Wang, Yue 2698! Here is the official website with excellent information. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar