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Reykjavik Open (2012) The 27th Reykjavik Open was a 197-player 9-round Swiss tournament held in the brand new and spectacular Harpa conference center in Reykjavik, Iceland, 6-13 March 2012. It was organized by the Icelandic Chess Federation and the Reykjavik Chess Academy. Rounds 6 and 7 were played on 11 March. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 more minutes to the end of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move one. First prize: 5000 euros, 2nd prize 2000 euros, 3rd prize 1250 euros. Chief organizer: Gunnar Bjornsson. Chief arbiter: Rikhardur Sveinsson. Number of games played: 861. Fabiano Caruana won with 7.5/9, ahead of seven players with 7/9. The best female player Yifan Hou was close to beating Caruana in the last round. Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2012031... Regulations: https://web.archive.org/web/2011091... Chess-Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr54645.a... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/fab... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/carua... Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-x... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... Dylan McClain in The New York Times, 17 March 2012: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nyt... Previous: Reykjavik Open (2011). Next: Reykjavik Open (2013)  page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 367  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Baklan vs B Stam 1-0 22 2012 Reykjavik Open B22 Sicilian, Alapin 2. G Jones vs D Doell   1-0 36 2012 Reykjavik Open B23 Sicilian, Closed 3. I Cheparinov vs S Bjarnason 1-0 31 2012 Reykjavik Open E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 4. Navara vs M Goodger 1-0 36 2012 Reykjavik Open A81 Dutch 5. Y Hou vs G Thorsteinsdottir 1-0 25 2012 Reykjavik Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 6. V Papin vs T Miettinen   1-0 25 2012 Reykjavik Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 7. H Steingrimsson vs M Murray   1-0 36 2012 Reykjavik Open B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 8. F Libiszewski vs E Bjornsson   1-0 39 2012 Reykjavik Open B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 9. S Williams vs O Kristinsson   1-0 39 2012 Reykjavik Open D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted 10. M Arnold vs S Johansen   1-0 41 2012 Reykjavik Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 11. I Krush vs H Thorsteinsdottir   1-0 34 2012 Reykjavik Open D85 Grunfeld 12. H Ziska vs B Saemundsson   1-0 35 2012 Reykjavik Open B27 Sicilian 13. M Zumsande vs O Johannsson   1-0 38 2012 Reykjavik Open C14 French, Classical 14. J V Gunnarsson vs K Hynna   1-0 43 2012 Reykjavik Open B10 Caro-Kann 15. B Thorfinnsson vs H R Thjomoe 1-0 22 2012 Reykjavik Open C45 Scotch Game 16. B Thorfinnsson vs J Mehringer   1-0 36 2012 Reykjavik Open E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 17. J Thomassen vs H Sjol 1-0 22 2012 Reykjavik Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 18. A L'Ami vs M Karlsson   1-0 43 2012 Reykjavik Open E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 19. A Moen vs D Andersen   1-0 29 2012 Reykjavik Open C07 French, Tarrasch 20. G Kjartansson vs S Ingason   1-0 21 2012 Reykjavik Open A96 Dutch, Classical Variation 21. K Kiewra vs P Ledent   1-0 30 2012 Reykjavik Open C05 French, Tarrasch 22. S D Sigfusson vs J Johannsdottir   1-0 47 2012 Reykjavik Open B27 Sicilian 23. I Johannesson vs A Antonsson   1-0 57 2012 Reykjavik Open E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 24. K Larsen vs I Gundersen   1-0 43 2012 Reykjavik Open B30 Sicilian 25. K Friedrichs vs E Sigurdarson   1-0 86 2012 Reykjavik Open D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation  page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 367    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 9 OF 9 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-13-12    twinlark: Damn. I can't bear to watch this any further. Signing out. Mar-13-12    Penguincw: Yifan-Caruana 41.♘xf7 click for larger view If 41...Kxf7 42.Rf3+ Kg8 43.Rxf2 wins back the piece. click for larger view A draw would give him good chances of winning the tournament, if not already locked. Mar-13-12    tamar: <jtd200: I'm still predicting draw. :)> What are the odds? You defied them sir! Mar-13-12    Penguincw: < twinlark: What a sad and horrible way to spoil an absolute masterpiece. > Looks like that way too. The computer gave analysis of 1.63, then as soon as the knight took, it's down to 0.08. Mar-13-12    jtd200: tamar: That's how I roll! (That, and Fabiano is playing too well lately to bet against him when there's still significant doubt...) Mar-13-12    Penguincw: Hou Yifan is up a pawn, but I think it's still going to be drawn. ENDGAME STATS ♔♖♘♙♙♙ vs. ♔♖♗♙♙ Superior (White): 51.4% Draw: Happens 42.1% Inferior (Black): 6.8% Endgame Explorer: RNPPP vs RBPP Won most of the time, but I think it's a draw for Caruana. He loses 1.8 (win is adding 3.2) but it's better than losing 6.8 for the loss. Mar-13-12    Penguincw: Draw! Only Sokolov and Avruhk have chances to catch Caruana now. Mar-13-12    Penguincw: Speaking of which, they are in a level ending. Sokolov-Avrukh 0:21:46-0:14:36 49...Ne6+ (0.18) click for larger view Discovered attack on the bishop, with check. With could see 50.Ke4. Mar-13-12    waustad: Does anybody know what happened with the Simon Williams game? The arbiter seems to have messed up placing the kings and I don't know the result. Mar-13-12    waustad: They are on chessbomb, but the video seems to have been terminated. Mar-13-12    ptrckmackay: which is the link to the Caruana's live game? Mar-13-12    ptrckmackay: Game is over it was a draw. Mar-13-12    Penguincw: < ptrckmackay: which is the link to the Caruana's live game? > The game is over now. But you can see the final position in two places that I know of. http://skaksamband.is/?c=webpage&id... http://livechess.chessdom.com/site/ You'll find it somewhere, hopefully. :) Mar-13-12    ptrckmackay: Thank you for the chessbomb website, I have already placed it in my favorites. Mar-13-12    Penguincw: Ok. Glad to help. :) Note: This is the last round of the Reykjavik Open (2012). But that doesn't mean you can't use it for other tournaments. :) As with the game. Sokolov-Avrukh 0:18:48-0:12:07 53.♖e8 (0.00) click for larger view Both players still not giving up. A shared of first prize (assuming there is shared) is nice. Reykjavik Open: WINNER : Caruana [info] 15 LIVE BET 5:4 2.24 33 Mar-18-12 Mar-13-12    Strongest Force: Hou must have thought Fab was too cute to beat :) Mar-13-12    kurtrichards: <Hou-Caruana> ... 17 minutes of deep thinking (so deep that it can be compared to the Marianas Trench) and taa...da... 41. Nxf7 ... several moves later and a truce was declared - 0.5:0.5 Alexander Kotov's discussions re: Blindspot and Dizziness Due To Success deserves to be read once more. Another grandmaster said, "It's hard to find a win in a winning position". :) Mar-13-12    Penguincw: The position is about to repeat. Mar-13-12    Penguincw: Congratz to Caruana who won the Reykjavik Open (2012), half a point ahead of several players. Mar-13-12    Billy Vaughan: According to Chessbase, Caruana was protected by guardian <angles>. It doesn't kill to copyedit, does it? Mar-13-12    Penguincw: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... Mar-13-12    tpstar: "Caruana was protected by guardian <angles>." Maybe they meant <angle brackets>. :-) Mar-13-12    Lupara: Maybe the guardian angels had an angle on how he would save a bad position after the first time control. Mar-14-12    kurtrichards: Congratulations for winning the Reykjavik Open 2012, Fabiano! May your winning ways continue. :) Oct-10-21    Tabanus: It did, sort of :) Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 9) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 9 OF 9 ·  Later Kibitzing> 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! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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