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Reykjavik Open (1990) The 14th Reykjavik Open was an 11-round Swiss held in the new Faxafen Chess Center in Reykjavik, Iceland, 17-29 March 1990, right after the Reykjavik Summit (1990). Main sponsor: Búnaðarbanki Íslands. The 72-player field included about 20 GMs. Time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 60 more minutes for the next 20 moves, the game to be adjourned (if necessary) after not more than 6 hours. Rounds started at 5 pm, but 2 pm in weekends. Prize fund: 30,000 USD. First prize: 9000 USD. Chief arbiter: Arnold Eikrem. Schedule: Round 01 March 17 (Saturday) Round 02 March 18 Round 03 March 19 Round 04 March 20 ------ rest day ----- Round 05 March 22 (Thursday) Round 06 March 23 Round 07 March 24 Round 08 March 25 ------ rest day ----- Round 09 March 27 (Tuesday) Round 10 March 28 Round 11 March 29 Lev Polugaevsky and nine other players shared the victory with 7.5/11. The beauty prize went to Ólafsson for H Olafsson vs J Levitt, 1990. Sources 365Chess (235 game scores) Norsk Sjakkblad, 1990/3, pp. 22-24: http://www.sjakk.no/filarkiv/nsf/no... Tidskrift för Schack, 1990/4, pp. 174-175: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1990... SMJ in Dagblaðið Vísir, 17 March 1990, p. 16: https://timarit.is/page/2569378?iab... Bragi Kristjánsson in Morgunblaðið, 20 March 1990, p. 46: https://timarit.is/page/1719612?iab... Bragi Kristjánsson in Morgunblaðið, 22 March 1990, p. 33: https://timarit.is/page/1719703?iab... Bragi Kristjánsson in Morgunblaðið, 24 March 1990, p. 27: https://timarit.is/page/1719817?iab... Bragi Kristjánsson in Morgunblaðið, 27 March 1990, p. 46: https://timarit.is/page/1719984?iab... Bragi Kristjánsson in Morgunblaðið, 5 April 1990, pp. 40-41: https://timarit.is/page/1720499?iab... Skáksamband Íslands, The History of Reykjavik Open (1964-2011): https://web.archive.org/web/2012022... Previous: Reykjavik Open (1988). Next: Reykjavik (1992)  page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 382  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Einarsson vs Razuvaev   1-0 33 1990 Reykjavik Open B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. O Bewersdorff vs H Olafsson   0-1 54 1990 Reykjavik Open E15 Queen's Indian 3. Azmaiparashvili vs R Winsnes   1-0 51 1990 Reykjavik Open A37 English, Symmetrical 4. Benjamin vs S Lalic   1-0 27 1990 Reykjavik Open B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 5. H Steingrimsson vs Bronstein   ½-½ 43 1990 Reykjavik Open E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 6. Browne vs T Bjornsson   1-0 40 1990 Reykjavik Open D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. D Hassabis vs de Firmian   0-1 25 1990 Reykjavik Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. S D Sigfusson vs Dreev   0-1 37 1990 Reykjavik Open A12 English with b3 9. D Olafsson vs Geller   1-0 38 1990 Reykjavik Open C45 Scotch Game 10. A Thorsteinsson vs Kamsky   ½-½ 64 1990 Reykjavik Open B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 11. A Sokolov vs K Burger   1-0 28 1990 Reykjavik Open B10 Caro-Kann 12. J Vidarsson vs Petursson   0-1 62 1990 Reykjavik Open B06 Robatsch 13. T Thorhallsson vs Polugaevsky   0-1 29 1990 Reykjavik Open B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 14. Vaganian vs E Tangborn   1-0 47 1990 Reykjavik Open B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation 15. A Wojtkiewicz vs S Lamm   1-0 28 1990 Reykjavik Open D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 16. Tukmakov vs C Becx   1-0 28 1990 Reykjavik Open A80 Dutch 17. S Bergsson vs J Arnason   0-1 25 1990 Reykjavik Open E12 Queen's Indian 18. O Brendel vs Seirawan   ½-½ 98 1990 Reykjavik Open B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 19. S Briem vs E Mortensen   0-1 39 1990 Reykjavik Open B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 20. Dolmatov vs H Stefansson   ½-½ 29 1990 Reykjavik Open B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 21. B Finegold vs B Palsson   1-0 25 1990 Reykjavik Open D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 22. E Gausel vs O Thorsson   1-0 41 1990 Reykjavik Open D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 23. H A Gretarsson vs R Polaczek   0-1 130 1990 Reykjavik Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 24. K Gudmundsson vs K Arkell   1-0 45 1990 Reykjavik Open A07 King's Indian Attack 25. A Gunnarsson vs T Ernst   ½-½ 62 1990 Reykjavik Open C45 Scotch Game  page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 382    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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