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Reykjavik Open (1986) The 12th Reykjavik Open was a 74-player 11-round Swiss tournament held in Hotel Loftleidir in Reykjavik, Iceland, 11-23 February 1986. First prize: USD 12,000. Arbiter: Arnold Eikrem. Schedule: Round 01 February 11 (Tuesday) Round 02 February 12 Round 03 February 13 -------- rest day ------- Round 04 February 15 (Saturday) Round 05 February 16 Round 06 February 17 Round 07 February 18 -------- rest day ------- Round 08 February 20 (Thursday) Round 09 February 21 Round 10 February 22 Round 11 February 23 (Sunday) Predrag Nikolic won with 8/11, ahead of Larsen, Gheorghiu, Hansen, Hjartarson, Salov, Miles and Tal, all 7 with 7.5/11. On 25 February there was a 16-player 10-GM blitz tournament, won by Tal with 13/15. Sources CG (120 game scores) 365Chess (139 game scores) Icelandic newspapers (3 game scores) Dagblaðið Vísir, 10 February 1986, p. 11: https://timarit.is/page/2512330?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 12 February 1986, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/2512401?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 13 February 1986, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/2512441?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 14 February 1986, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/2512481?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 17 February 1986, p. 20: https://timarit.is/page/2512611?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 18 February 1986, p. 3: https://timarit.is/page/2512642?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 19 February 1986, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/2512673?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 21 February 1986, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/2512753?iab... Morgunblaðið, 22 February 1986, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/1628324?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 24 February 1986, pp. 30-31: https://timarit.is/page/2512893?iab... Þjóðviljinn, 25 February 1986, p. 7: https://timarit.is/page/2902547?iab... Morgunblaðið, 27 February 1986, p. 41: https://timarit.is/page/1628642?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 1 March 1986, p. 38: https://timarit.is/page/2513109?iab... Skáksamband Íslands, The History of Reykjavik Open (1964-2011): https://web.archive.org/web/2012022... Robert Byrne in The New York Times, 11 March 1986, p. 18: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/11/... Previous: Reykjavik Open (1984). Next: Reykjavik Open (1988)  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 262  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Remlinger vs Larsen   0-1 42 1986 Reykjavik Open E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 2. B Jonasson vs Alburt   ½-½ 45 1986 Reykjavik Open A56 Benoni Defense 3. H Karlsson vs Geller 0-1 21 1986 Reykjavik Open C46 Three Knights 4. K Burger vs Petursson   1-0 44 1986 Reykjavik Open E15 Queen's Indian 5. A Pyhala vs L Christiansen   1-0 57 1986 Reykjavik Open B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 6. Tal vs J Kristiansen   ½-½ 30 1986 Reykjavik Open B06 Robatsch 7. T Arnason vs V Zaltsman   0-1 22 1986 Reykjavik Open D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 8. C Hoi vs E Schiller   1-0 27 1986 Reykjavik Open D05 Queen's Pawn Game 9. B Halldorsson vs Reshevsky   1-0 67 1986 Reykjavik Open E12 Queen's Indian 10. Miles vs Adianto   0-1 51 1986 Reykjavik Open D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. Gheorghiu vs H Angantysson   1-0 49 1986 Reykjavik Open E87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox 12. R Byrne vs L Johannesson   1-0 31 1986 Reykjavik Open B44 Sicilian 13. A Karklins vs Dlugy 1-0 22 1986 Reykjavik Open B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 14. P Nikolic vs K Dehmelt   1-0 47 1986 Reykjavik Open D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 15. Salov vs H R Jung   1-0 22 1986 Reykjavik Open D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 16. J Agustsson vs K Thorsteins   1-0 39 1986 Reykjavik Open B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 17. A A Arnason vs G Sigurjonsson   0-1 42 1986 Reykjavik Open E14 Queen's Indian 18. Benjamin vs D Olafsson   ½-½ 45 1986 Reykjavik Open D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 19. S Bjarnason vs Seirawan   ½-½ 82 1986 Reykjavik Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 20. T Bjornsson vs H Schussler   0-1 34 1986 Reykjavik Open C16 French, Winawer 21. W J Donaldson vs G Gislason   1-0 28 1986 Reykjavik Open E91 King's Indian 22. Fedorowicz vs T Thorhallsson   1-0 53 1986 Reykjavik Open D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 23. C Hansen vs G Halldorsson   1-0 44 1986 Reykjavik Open D06 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. H Haraldsson vs Van der Sterren   0-1 36 1986 Reykjavik Open D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower 25. R Hardarson vs A Lein   ½-½ 69 1986 Reykjavik Open B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 262    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Nov-07-21    Tabanus: Four wrong game results found and corrected. A little too many missing games for editing the standings table. The databases have a handful of games not belonging to this event, for example Pia Cramling vs Jon Arnason 1-0 - she did not even participate. Two CG games also not belonging I moved to Reykjavik (1986). Probably not all the 262 games are right, but I did my best. 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. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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