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Reykjavik Open Tournament
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]
Dagur Arngrimsson5/9(+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 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 129  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Nataf vs P Thorarinsson 1-0262004Reykjavik OpenB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
2. T Thorhallsson vs H Ingolfsdottir  1-0432004Reykjavik OpenC11 French
3. Aronian vs B Thorfinnsson 1-0302004Reykjavik OpenE34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
4. L Galego vs E Thorsteinsson  1-0512004Reykjavik OpenA36 English
5. R Markus vs L Ptacnikova  1-0372004Reykjavik OpenE16 Queen's Indian
6. Dreev vs T Bromann  1-0312004Reykjavik OpenD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
7. Timman vs I Johannesson  1-0372004Reykjavik OpenC02 French, Advance
8. T Hillarp Persson vs P Lehikoinen  1-0352004Reykjavik OpenE25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
9. R Theissl Pokorna vs J H Sigurdsson  1-0442004Reykjavik OpenB01 Scandinavian
10. J V Gunnarsson vs S Thorkelsson  1-0502004Reykjavik OpenB12 Caro-Kann Defense
11. J Votava vs J Fridjonsson  1-0342004Reykjavik OpenB10 Caro-Kann
12. S Maze vs S Johnsen  1-0322004Reykjavik OpenB15 Caro-Kann
13. S Steindorsson vs R Schmaltz  1-0762004Reykjavik OpenA19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation
14. P Charbonneau vs G Kjartansson 1-0592004Reykjavik OpenB33 Sicilian
15. S Atalik vs D Kjartansson  1-0352004Reykjavik OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
16. Korneev vs R Theissl Pokorna  1-0332004Reykjavik OpenC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
17. Nakamura vs A Zatonskih 1-0262004Reykjavik OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
18. D Kjartansson vs S Bergsson  1-0282004Reykjavik OpenC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
19. B Thorfinnsson vs H Halldorsson 1-0292004Reykjavik OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
20. I Johannesson vs J Ragnarsson  1-0262004Reykjavik OpenD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
21. T Bromann vs K Maack  1-0272004Reykjavik OpenC15 French, Winawer
22. P Lehikoinen vs R Gunnarsson  1-0352004Reykjavik OpenE15 Queen's Indian
23. R Pogorelov vs T Hillarp Persson  1-0312004Reykjavik OpenE97 King's Indian
24. M Ardaman vs H Stefansson 1-0372004Reykjavik OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
25. R Schmaltz vs J Halldorsson  1-0612004Reykjavik OpenC18 French, Winawer
 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 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
<from india like sex very much>
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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