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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 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 87  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Gretarsdottir vs F Handke   0-1 25 2004 Reykjavik Open B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 2. S Bjarnason vs X Bu   0-1 23 2004 Reykjavik Open D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 3. H Halldorsson vs Carlsen 0-1 67 2004 Reykjavik Open B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 4. S Bjornsson vs Epishin 0-1 65 2004 Reykjavik Open B41 Sicilian, Kan 5. S Bergsson vs Korneev   0-1 37 2004 Reykjavik Open D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. T Kononenko vs Sutovsky   0-1 45 2004 Reykjavik Open D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 7. V Ingibergsson vs T Luther 0-1 36 2004 Reykjavik Open B20 Sicilian 8. S Bergsson vs R Pogorelov   0-1 59 2004 Reykjavik Open B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 9. J Ragnarsson vs I Krush   0-1 44 2004 Reykjavik Open E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad 10. D Arngrimsson vs Romanishin   0-1 48 2004 Reykjavik Open B22 Sicilian, Alapin 11. R Hardarson vs I Rogers   0-1 54 2004 Reykjavik Open B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation 12. R Gunnarsson vs S Kristjansson 0-1 40 2004 Reykjavik Open A07 King's Indian Attack 13. B Halldorsson vs S Erenburg   0-1 24 2004 Reykjavik Open D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 14. K Maack vs H Olafsson   0-1 29 2004 Reykjavik Open A07 King's Indian Attack 15. T Thorsteinsson vs Nakamura 0-1 34 2004 Reykjavik Open E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation 16. S Thorkelsson vs B Halldorsson   0-1 71 2004 Reykjavik Open B12 Caro-Kann Defense 17. N Miezis vs Dreev 0-1 34 2004 Reykjavik Open B10 Caro-Kann 18. Carlsen vs Timman 0-1 51 2004 Reykjavik Open B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. O Kjartansson vs S Bergsson 0-1 53 2004 Reykjavik Open D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 20. J Fridjonsson vs T Kononenko   0-1 33 2004 Reykjavik Open A07 King's Indian Attack 21. H Ingolfsdottir vs T Thorsteinsson   0-1 33 2004 Reykjavik Open B32 Sicilian 22. B Thorfinnsson vs Krasenkow   0-1 33 2004 Reykjavik Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 23. S D Sigfusson vs N Sedlak 0-1 27 2004 Reykjavik Open C41 Philidor Defense 24. J H Sigurdsson vs D Arngrimsson   0-1 41 2004 Reykjavik Open C24 Bishop's Opening 25. S Bergsson vs N Miezis   0-1 30 2004 Reykjavik Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 87    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   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 <from india like sex very much> 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) NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! 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