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Reykjavik Open Tournament

Robert Lagerman4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
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]
* (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...

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 page 6 of 6; games 126-129 of 129  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
126. N Miezis vs R Pogorelov  1-0342004Reykjavik OpenA19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation
127. R Markus vs I Rogers 1-0412004Reykjavik OpenA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
128. I Nataf vs X Bu 1-0522004Reykjavik OpenB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
129. J V Gunnarsson vs J Vidarsson  1-0722004Reykjavik OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
 page 6 of 6; games 126-129 of 129  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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