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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 3 of 16; games 51-75 of 378  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
51. G Dizdar vs J L Hammer  ½-½312008Reykjavik OpenE15 Queen's Indian
52. K Lie vs J V Gunnarsson  1-0522008Reykjavik OpenA48 King's Indian
53. E Paehtz vs N Miezis 1-0302008Reykjavik OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
54. I Nataf vs I Gaponenko 0-1142008Reykjavik OpenB54 Sicilian
55. Robson vs A Adly ½-½1022008Reykjavik OpenB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
56. A Jankovic vs T Sachdev  0-1632008Reykjavik OpenE12 Queen's Indian
57. N Grandelius vs D Bojkov  1-0442008Reykjavik OpenE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
58. A Kveinys vs M T Popovic  1-0352008Reykjavik OpenE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
59. E Moradiabadi vs B Thorfinnsson  ½-½292008Reykjavik OpenA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
60. Westerinen vs H Danielsen  ½-½232008Reykjavik OpenB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
61. H Brynjarsson vs S Kristjansson  0-1272008Reykjavik OpenB23 Sicilian, Closed
62. E Hermansson vs D Fridgeirsson  1-0482008Reykjavik OpenB32 Sicilian
63. B J Kristinsson vs H Stefansson  0-1342008Reykjavik OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
64. G Meier vs A Thorsteinsson  1-0392008Reykjavik OpenD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
65. G Kjartansson vs T Hillarp Persson  0-1522008Reykjavik OpenA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
66. L Galego vs S Bergsson  1-0572008Reykjavik OpenB10 Caro-Kann
67. K Edvardsson vs P Carlsson  0-1472008Reykjavik OpenE00 Queen's Pawn Game
68. V Malisauskas vs T Cross 1-0212008Reykjavik OpenB91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
69. B Thorfinnsson vs A F Kristjansson  ½-½862008Reykjavik OpenD23 Queen's Gambit Accepted
70. I Nyzhnyk vs C Andersson 1-0582008Reykjavik OpenC11 French
71. S Narayanan vs J Jackova 1-0372008Reykjavik OpenC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
72. Y Wang vs J Halldorsson 1-0162008Reykjavik OpenD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
73. B Bjornsson vs T Vasilevich  0-1292008Reykjavik OpenB40 Sicilian
74. D Arngrimsson vs S Limontaite  ½-½222008Reykjavik OpenB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
75. S Sigurjonsson vs A Zozulia  0-1412008Reykjavik OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
 page 3 of 16; games 51-75 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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