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Reykjavik Open (1988) The 13th Reykjavik Open was a 54-player 11-round Swiss tournament held in Hotel Loftleidir in Reykjavik, Iceland, 23 February - 6 March 1988, exactly at the same time as Linares (1988). Main sponsor: Iceland Air.. 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, 1 pm in weekends. Chief arbiter: Gudmundur Arnlaugsson. Schedule: Round 01 February 23 (Tuesday) Round 02 February 24 Round 03 February 25 ------ rest day ----- Round 04 February 27 (Saturday) Round 05 February 28 Round 06 February 29 Round 07 March 1 ------ rest day ----- Round 08 March 3 (Thursday) Round 09 March 4 Round 10 March 5 Round 11 March 6 (Sunday) Jon Arnason won with 8.5/11 ahead of Kotronias (2nd) and four players (Gurevich, Dolmatov, Petursson, Dizdar) with 7.5/11. The 11-year-old Judit Polgar mated Tisdall in the last round. The event was followed by a Reykjavik Blitz (1988) tournament (won by Gurevich) and a Polgar simul, both on 7 March, then Akureyri (1988) (9-21 March). Sources Einar Gausel in Norsk Sjakkblad, 1988/3, pp. 26-27: http://www.sjakk.no/filarkiv/nsf/no... Morgunblaðið, 21 February 1988, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/1675144?iab... Morgunblaðið, 24 February 1988, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/1675320?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 24 February 1988, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/2914071?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 25 February 1988, p. 8: https://timarit.is/page/2914093?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 26 February 1988, p. 6: https://timarit.is/page/2914115?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 1 March 1988, p. 7: https://timarit.is/page/2914168?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 2 March 1988, p. 7: https://timarit.is/page/2914188?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 4 March 1988, p. 5: https://timarit.is/page/2914218?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 5 March 1988, p. 18: https://timarit.is/page/2914247?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 7 March 1988, p. 6: https://timarit.is/page/2541149?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 8 March 1988, p. 1: https://timarit.is/page/2541200?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 8 March 1988, p. 19: https://timarit.is/page/2914284?iab... Bragi Kristjánsson in Morgunblaðið, 9 March 1988, p. 51: https://timarit.is/page/1676385?iab... Morgunblaðið, 10 March 1988, p. 35: https://timarit.is/page/1676369?iab... Skáksamband Íslands, The History of Reykjavik Open (1964-2011): https://web.archive.org/web/2012022... Previous: Reykjavik Open (1986). Next: Reykjavik Open (1990)  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 73  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. S D Sigfusson vs A T Arnason   ½-½ 15 1988 Reykjavik Open A14 English 27. J Barle vs J Agustsson   ½-½ 34 1988 Reykjavik Open B40 Sicilian 28. Adorjan vs K Thorsteins   ½-½ 62 1988 Reykjavik Open D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 29. G Dizdar vs H Stefansson   ½-½ 41 1988 Reykjavik Open A04 Reti Opening 30. H Olafsson vs M Gurevich   ½-½ 29 1988 Reykjavik Open D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 31. M Solmundarson vs J Polgar ½-½ 75 1988 Reykjavik Open A46 Queen's Pawn Game 32. R Hardarson vs S D Sigfusson   ½-½ 62 1988 Reykjavik Open B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 33. L Christiansen vs C Hoi   ½-½ 63 1988 Reykjavik Open B08 Pirc, Classical 34. B Jonasson vs T Hermannsson   ½-½ 23 1988 Reykjavik Open B56 Sicilian 35. K Thorsteins vs G Dizdar   ½-½ 34 1988 Reykjavik Open B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 36. Browne vs H Stefansson   ½-½ 40 1988 Reykjavik Open A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 37. D Hansson vs Adorjan   ½-½ 12 1988 Reykjavik Open A07 King's Indian Attack 38. M Gurevich vs Kotronias   ½-½ 73 1988 Reykjavik Open D97 Grunfeld, Russian 39. Browne vs S Polgar   ½-½ 31 1988 Reykjavik Open D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 40. J Polgar vs J Barle   ½-½ 64 1988 Reykjavik Open C33 King's Gambit Accepted 41. L Apol vs B Palsson   ½-½ 43 1988 Reykjavik Open A57 Benko Gambit 42. C Hoi vs M Gurevich   ½-½ 13 1988 Reykjavik Open D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 43. A A Arnason vs B Jonasson   ½-½ 65 1988 Reykjavik Open C16 French, Winawer 44. J Vidarsson vs B Ostenstad   ½-½ 75 1988 Reykjavik Open B08 Pirc, Classical 45. W Schoen vs H Einarsson   ½-½ 97 1988 Reykjavik Open D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 46. H Stefansson vs K Thorsteins   ½-½ 22 1988 Reykjavik Open B57 Sicilian 47. O Kristinsson vs B Halldorsson   ½-½ 20 1988 Reykjavik Open C45 Scotch Game 48. Dolmatov vs Kotronias   ½-½ 46 1988 Reykjavik Open B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 49. H Olafsson vs L Christiansen   ½-½ 31 1988 Reykjavik Open D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 50. Polugaevsky vs E Gausel   ½-½ 24 1988 Reykjavik Open D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 73    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Nov-01-21    Tabanus: I have to leave this event as a restoration object. I've sorted the players according to final standings. Some observations: Vidarsson vs Jon Arnason 0-1 (rd 3) is missing. Several games must have switched colors, for example Einarsson should have 6,5 points (not 4.5). Gurevich got 7.5 points, and the game J Vidarsson vs M Gurevich, 1988 (rd 1) was a draw (after adjournment) according to several Icelandic newspapers. Instead there is a game score where white is mated. In Tisdall vs H Einarsson, 1988 it was Einarsson who won. And so on. Nov-02-21    Tabanus: The Reykjavik Open 1988 was from 23 Feb to 6 March. On 7 March there was a blitz tournament with many of the same players. Apparently some games from this blitz event has entered the databases as "Reykjavik Open" and then been given new dates. Also J Arnason vs K Thorsteins, 1988 does not belong here. Utter crap. On a positive note, I believe Akureyri (1988) (9-21 March) is now correct, after I removed the games of 1994 from it. 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