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...
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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)
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| 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 |
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Mar-29-04 | | Habaash: Im the best player |
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Mar-30-04 | | Lawrence: I believe you, a thousand others wouldn't. |
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Mar-30-04 | | aulero: I could believe you more if you specify in which play, game, activity (, etc.) you are the best player :-) |
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Mar-30-04 | | square dance: <habaash> slothrop, is it you?!? |
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Mar-30-04 | | Lawrence: <Habaash>, does Vishy know yet? |
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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. ;) |
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Dec-21-04 | | sandyobrien: Habaash has the funniest profile
<from india like sex very much> |
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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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