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Reykjavik Open Tournament

Aleksey Dreev6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Vladimir Epishin6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Emil Sutovsky6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Jan Timman6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Levon Aronian6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Igor-Alexandre Nataf6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Jaan Ehlvest6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Robert Markus6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Oleg Korneev6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Sergey Erenburg6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Tiger Hillarp Persson6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Xiangzhi Bu5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Thomas Luther5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Michal Krasenkow5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Ian Rogers5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Suat Atalik5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Jan Votava5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Oleg Romanishin5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Anna Zatonskih5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Helgi Olafsson5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Normunds Miezis5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Hannes Stefansson5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Hikaru Nakamura5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Stefan Kristjansson5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Florian Handke5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Roland Schmaltz5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Sebastien Maze5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Nikola Sedlak5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Luis Galego5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Jon Viktor Gunnarsson5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Nicolai Vesterbaek Pedersen5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Dagur Arngrimsson5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
* (77 players total; 45 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Reykjavik Open (2004)

The 21st Reykjavik Open was a 77-player 9-round Swiss tournament organized by the Icelandic Chess Federation. It was held in the City Hall of Reykjavik, Iceland, 7-16 March 2004. Rest day: 13 March (after Round 6). Time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 50 more minutes for the next 20 moves, then 10 more minutes till the end of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. Rounds 1-8 started at 5 pm, round 9 at 1 pm. Prize fund: 20,000 USD. First prize 6,000 USD, 2nd prize 3,500 USD, 3rd price 2,500 USD. Tournament director: Stefan Baldursson. Chief arbiter: Rikhardur Sveinsson. Number of games played: 342.

Aleksey Dreev won on tiebreak ahead of seven other players with 6.5/9. Epishin, Timman, Aronian and Nataf (Dreev and Sutovsky were already invited) qualified for participation in the ensuing Reykjavik Rapid (2004) (17-21 March).

Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2004040...
ChessMix: https://www.chessmix.com/chess-game...
Standings: https://web.archive.org/web/2004061...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
Vistula: http://szachowavistula.pl/vistula/r...
Ian Rogers in Tidskrift för Schack, 2004/4, pp. 215-216: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/2004...

Previous: Reykjavik Open (2002). Next: Reykjavik Open (2006)

 page 2 of 14; games 26-50 of 337  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. J V Gunnarsson vs S Thorkelsson  1-0502004Reykjavik OpenB12 Caro-Kann Defense
27. S Bergsson vs Korneev  0-1372004Reykjavik OpenD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
28. J Votava vs J Fridjonsson  1-0342004Reykjavik OpenB10 Caro-Kann
29. S Maze vs S Johnsen  1-0322004Reykjavik OpenB15 Caro-Kann
30. S Steindorsson vs R Schmaltz  1-0762004Reykjavik OpenA19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation
31. P Charbonneau vs G Kjartansson 1-0592004Reykjavik OpenB33 Sicilian
32. S Bjornsson vs Epishin 0-1652004Reykjavik OpenB41 Sicilian, Kan
33. S Atalik vs D Kjartansson  1-0352004Reykjavik OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
34. H Halldorsson vs Carlsen 0-1672004Reykjavik OpenB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
35. H Olafsson vs Aronian  ½-½192004Reykjavik OpenD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
36. B Thorfinnsson vs Krasenkow  0-1332004Reykjavik OpenA40 Queen's Pawn Game
37. S D Sigfusson vs N Sedlak 0-1272004Reykjavik OpenC41 Philidor Defense
38. Korneev vs R Theissl Pokorna  1-0332004Reykjavik OpenC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
39. Nakamura vs A Zatonskih 1-0262004Reykjavik OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
40. Sutovsky vs J Votava  ½-½222004Reykjavik OpenB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
41. D Kjartansson vs S Bergsson  1-0282004Reykjavik OpenC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
42. B Thorfinnsson vs H Halldorsson 1-0292004Reykjavik OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
43. H Ingolfsdottir vs T Thorsteinsson  0-1332004Reykjavik OpenB32 Sicilian
44. I Krush vs I Nataf  ½-½292004Reykjavik OpenA26 English
45. Romanishin vs J V Gunnarsson  ½-½212004Reykjavik OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
46. I Johannesson vs J Ragnarsson  1-0262004Reykjavik OpenD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
47. Epishin vs P Charbonneau  ½-½282004Reykjavik OpenD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
48. T Bromann vs K Maack  1-0272004Reykjavik OpenC15 French, Winawer
49. J Fridjonsson vs T Kononenko  0-1332004Reykjavik OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
50. P Lehikoinen vs R Gunnarsson  1-0352004Reykjavik OpenE15 Queen's Indian
 page 2 of 14; games 26-50 of 337  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-29-04  Habaash: Im the best player
Mar-30-04  Lawrence: I believe you, a thousand others wouldn't.
Mar-30-04  aulero: I could believe you more if you specify in which play, game, activity (, etc.) you are the best player :-)
Mar-30-04  square dance: <habaash> slothrop, is it you?!?
Mar-30-04  Lawrence: <Habaash>, does Vishy know yet?
Dec-21-04  Knight13: <Habaash: Im the best player> Beat Deep Junior 8 and post it right here to show us that you are the best player. ;)
Dec-21-04  sandyobrien: Habaash has the funniest profile
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Oct-17-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: The five missing games are:

Hillarp-Persson vs Epishin 0-1 (rd. 8)
Ehlvest vs Ardaman 1/2 (rd. 1)
Krasenkov vs Vidarsson 1/2 (rd. 1)
Miezis vs J Halldorsson 1-0 (rd. 1)
Zatonskih vs O Kjartansson 1-0 (rd. 1)

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