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Reykjavik Open Tournament

Hao Wang7/9(+5 -0 =4)[games]
Hannes Stefansson7/9(+5 -0 =4)[games]
Yue Wang7/9(+6 -1 =2)[games]
Aloyzas Kveinys6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Fabiano Caruana6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Georg Meier6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Stelios Halkias6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Victor Mikhalevski6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Antoaneta Stefanova6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Vadim Malakhatko6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Kjetil A Lie6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Goran Dizdar6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Sahaj Grover6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Bjorn Thorfinnsson6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Henrik Danielsen6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Bragi Thorfinnsson6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Pontus Carlsson5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Inna Gaponenko5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Mohamad Al-Modiahki5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Espen Lie5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Illya Nyzhnyk5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Jon Viktor Gunnarsson5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Stefan Kristjansson5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Tania Sachdev5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Amon Simutowe5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Ray Robson5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Tiger Hillarp Persson5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Elisabeth Paehtz5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Alojzije Jankovic5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Vidmantas Malisauskas5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Nils Grandelius5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Elshan Moradiabadi5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
* (91 players total; 59 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Reykjavik Open (2008)

Dedicated to the recently deceased Robert James Fischer, the 23rd Reykjavik Open was a 91-player 9-round Swiss tournament held at the Reykjavik Chess Center, Faxafen 12, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland, 3-11 March 2008. It was organized by the Icelandic Chess Federation. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 15 more minutes to the end of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. Rounds started at 5 pm - week-end rounds 6 & 7 at 2 pm. First prize: 8.000 USD, 2nd prize 5.000 USD, 3rd prize 3.000 USD. Tournament director: Asdis Bragadottir. Chief arbiter: Pall Sigurdsson. Number of games played: 402.

Wang Hao beat Stefansson (2nd) and Wang Yue (3rd) on tiebreak, all three with 7/9. On 10-11 March, Boris Spassky was arbiter for the side event Bobby Fischer Memorial Rapid (2008).

Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2008032...
Chess-Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr11080.a...
ChessBase 1: https://en.chessbase.com/post/memor...
ChessBase 2: https://en.chessbase.com/post/three...
Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qy...
Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fT...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
FICS: https://www.freechess.org/Events/Re...
FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament...

Previous: XXII Reykjavik Open (2006). Next: Reykjavik Open (2009)

 page 2 of 16; games 26-50 of 378  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. S Limontaite vs A Stefanova 0-1292008Reykjavik OpenD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
27. E Thorsteinsson vs A Simutowe 0-1252008Reykjavik OpenA04 Reti Opening
28. K Arakhamia-Grant vs S Sigurjonsson  1-0372008Reykjavik OpenC18 French, Winawer
29. J L Hammer vs G Finnlaugsson 1-0242008Reykjavik OpenC03 French, Tarrasch
30. C Gueneau vs M Perunovic 0-1412008Reykjavik OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
31. J V Gunnarsson vs F Steil-Antoni 1-0222008Reykjavik OpenC53 Giuoco Piano
32. S Thorgeirsson vs E Lie  0-1552008Reykjavik OpenC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
33. I Gaponenko vs S Bjornsson 1-0372008Reykjavik OpenC10 French
34. J Ingvason vs E Paehtz 0-1382008Reykjavik OpenB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
35. T Sachdev vs J Ragnarsson  1-0252008Reykjavik OpenD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
36. T Cross vs B Thorfinnsson ½-½542008Reykjavik OpenB89 Sicilian
37. M T Popovic vs V Vigfusson 1-0312008Reykjavik OpenD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
38. A F Kristjansson vs I Nyzhnyk  ½-½622008Reykjavik OpenE14 Queen's Indian
39. J Almer vs Robson  0-1352008Reykjavik OpenB83 Sicilian
40. J Jackova vs H Brynjarsson 0-1352008Reykjavik OpenC53 Giuoco Piano
41. B Magnusson vs N Grandelius  0-1422008Reykjavik OpenE15 Queen's Indian
42. T Vasilevich vs B J Kristinsson  0-1762008Reykjavik OpenD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
43. E Kristinardottir vs Westerinen  0-1482008Reykjavik OpenC01 French, Exchange
44. D Fridgeirsson vs M Frank-Nielsen  1-0512008Reykjavik OpenD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
45. A Stefanova vs H Wang ½-½502008Reykjavik OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
46. Mikhalevski vs P Vavrak  ½-½552008Reykjavik OpenE01 Catalan, Closed
47. A Simutowe vs V Malakhatko  ½-½132008Reykjavik OpenC11 French
48. Caruana vs K Arakhamia-Grant 1-0532008Reykjavik OpenB07 Pirc
49. M Perunovic vs S Halkias  0-1452008Reykjavik OpenD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
50. E Lie vs M Al-Modiahki  1-0432008Reykjavik OpenB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
 page 2 of 16; games 26-50 of 378  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-13-08  chessmoron: Congrats to Wang Hao and his great win against Caruana.

Congrats Hannes Stefansson, and Wang Yue

Mar-13-08  dumbgai: A great recovery by Wang Yue, who lost in the first round to a 2300 FM.
Mar-13-08  pawnofdoom: Wang Yue will lose a few points, but Wang Hao is just getting closer and closer to 2700
Mar-13-08  chessmoron: Actually Wang Yue will gain a tiny 2.1 points since he score 6 wins.
Mar-13-08  playerXchess: I don't think rating points will be such a big deal for him. He's probably about 8 points down from January.

He can forget this one, and start focusing on the 2-year long Grand Prix Series - which really matters.

Mar-13-08  whiteshark: Tournament page:
http://www.skaksamband.is/index.php...

with Participants, Reports, Games in PGN, Results, Standings, Picture etc....

Oct-14-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Some missing games:

Meier vs Sachdev 1-0 (rd. 8)
Carlsson vs Meier 0-1 (rd. 9)
Mikhalevski vs Stefanova 1-0 (rd. 4)
Stefanova vs Al-Modiahki 1/2 (rd. 9)
Kjartansson vs Dizdar 0-1 (rd. 5)
Frank-Nielsen vs Grover 0-1 (rd. 6)
Danielsen vs Grandelius 1/2 (rd. 5)

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