Reykjavik Open (2004)

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Reykjavik Open Tournament

Aleksey Dreev	6.5/9	(+4 -0 =5)	[games]
Vladimir Epishin	6.5/9	(+4 -0 =5)	[games]
Emil Sutovsky	6.5/9	(+4 -0 =5)	[games]
Jan Timman	6.5/9	(+5 -1 =3)	[games]
Levon Aronian	6.5/9	(+4 -0 =5)	[games]
Igor-Alexandre Nataf	6.5/9	(+5 -1 =3)	[games]
Jaan Ehlvest	6.5/9	(+5 -1 =3)	[games]
Robert Markus	6.5/9	(+4 -0 =5)	[games]
Oleg Korneev	6/9	(+4 -1 =4)	[games]
Sergey Erenburg	6/9	(+3 -0 =6)	[games]
Tiger Hillarp Persson	6/9	(+6 -3 =0)	[games]
Xiangzhi Bu	5.5/9	(+3 -1 =5)	[games]
Thomas Luther	5.5/9	(+4 -2 =3)	[games]
Michal Krasenkow	5.5/9	(+4 -2 =3)	[games]
Ian Rogers	5.5/9	(+4 -2 =3)	[games]
Suat Atalik	5.5/9	(+3 -1 =5)	[games]
Jan Votava	5.5/9	(+4 -2 =3)	[games]
Oleg Romanishin	5.5/9	(+4 -2 =3)	[games]
Anna Zatonskih	5.5/9	(+5 -3 =1)	[games]
Helgi Olafsson	5.5/9	(+3 -1 =5)	[games]
Normunds Miezis	5.5/9	(+5 -3 =1)	[games]
Hannes Stefansson	5.5/9	(+4 -2 =3)	[games]
Hikaru Nakamura	5/9	(+3 -2 =4)	[games]
Stefan Kristjansson	5/9	(+3 -2 =4)	[games]
Florian Handke	5/9	(+3 -2 =4)	[games]
Roland Schmaltz	5/9	(+3 -2 =4)	[games]
Sebastien Maze	5/9	(+3 -2 =4)	[games]
Nikola Sedlak	5/9	(+4 -3 =2)	[games]
Luis Galego	5/9	(+4 -3 =2)	[games]
Jon Viktor Gunnarsson	5/9	(+3 -2 =4)	[games]
Nicolai Vesterbaek Pedersen	5/9	(+3 -2 =4)	[games]
Dagur Arngrimsson	5/9	(+3 -2 =4)	[games]

* (77 players total; 45 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

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).
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Ian Rogers in Tidskrift för Schack, 2004/4, pp. 215-216: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/2004...
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page 2 of 14; games 26-50 of 337

Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
26. J V Gunnarsson vs S Thorkelsson 1-0 50 2004 Reykjavik Open B12 Caro-Kann Defense

27. S Bergsson vs Korneev 0-1 37 2004 Reykjavik Open D50 Queen's Gambit Declined

28. J Votava vs J Fridjonsson 1-0 34 2004 Reykjavik Open B10 Caro-Kann

29. S Maze vs S Johnsen 1-0 32 2004 Reykjavik Open B15 Caro-Kann

30. S Steindorsson vs R Schmaltz 1-0 76 2004 Reykjavik Open A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation

31. P Charbonneau vs G Kjartansson 1-0 59 2004 Reykjavik Open B33 Sicilian

32. S Bjornsson vs Epishin 0-1 65 2004 Reykjavik Open B41 Sicilian, Kan

33. S Atalik vs D Kjartansson 1-0 35 2004 Reykjavik Open E60 King's Indian Defense

34. H Halldorsson vs Carlsen 0-1 67 2004 Reykjavik Open B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack

35. H Olafsson vs Aronian ½-½ 19 2004 Reykjavik Open D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation

36. B Thorfinnsson vs Krasenkow 0-1 33 2004 Reykjavik Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game

37. S D Sigfusson vs N Sedlak 0-1 27 2004 Reykjavik Open C41 Philidor Defense

38. Korneev vs R Theissl Pokorna 1-0 33 2004 Reykjavik Open C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall

39. Nakamura vs A Zatonskih 1-0 26 2004 Reykjavik Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game

40. Sutovsky vs J Votava ½-½ 22 2004 Reykjavik Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3

41. D Kjartansson vs S Bergsson 1-0 28 2004 Reykjavik Open C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O

42. B Thorfinnsson vs H Halldorsson 1-0 29 2004 Reykjavik Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game

43. H Ingolfsdottir vs T Thorsteinsson 0-1 33 2004 Reykjavik Open B32 Sicilian

44. I Krush vs I Nataf ½-½ 29 2004 Reykjavik Open A26 English

45. Romanishin vs J V Gunnarsson ½-½ 21 2004 Reykjavik Open A46 Queen's Pawn Game

46. I Johannesson vs J Ragnarsson 1-0 26 2004 Reykjavik Open D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav

47. Epishin vs P Charbonneau ½-½ 28 2004 Reykjavik Open D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav

48. T Bromann vs K Maack 1-0 27 2004 Reykjavik Open C15 French, Winawer

49. J Fridjonsson vs T Kononenko 0-1 33 2004 Reykjavik Open A07 King's Indian Attack

50. P Lehikoinen vs R Gunnarsson 1-0 35 2004 Reykjavik Open E15 Queen's Indian

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Oct-17-21
   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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