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Reykjavik Open (1988) The 13th Reykjavik Open was a 54-player 11-round Swiss tournament held in Hotel Loftleidir in Reykjavik, Iceland, 23 February - 6 March 1988, exactly at the same time as Linares (1988). Main sponsor: Iceland Air.. Time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 60 more minutes for the next 20 moves, the game to be adjourned (if necessary) after not more than 6 hours. Rounds started at 5 pm, 1 pm in weekends. Chief arbiter: Gudmundur Arnlaugsson. Schedule: Round 01 February 23 (Tuesday) Round 02 February 24 Round 03 February 25 ------ rest day ----- Round 04 February 27 (Saturday) Round 05 February 28 Round 06 February 29 Round 07 March 1 ------ rest day ----- Round 08 March 3 (Thursday) Round 09 March 4 Round 10 March 5 Round 11 March 6 (Sunday) Jon Arnason won with 8.5/11 ahead of Kotronias (2nd) and four players (Gurevich, Dolmatov, Petursson, Dizdar) with 7.5/11. The 11-year-old Judit Polgar mated Tisdall in the last round. The event was followed by a Reykjavik Blitz (1988) tournament (won by Gurevich) and a Polgar simul, both on 7 March, then Akureyri (1988) (9-21 March). Sources Einar Gausel in Norsk Sjakkblad, 1988/3, pp. 26-27: http://www.sjakk.no/filarkiv/nsf/no... Morgunblaðið, 21 February 1988, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/1675144?iab... Morgunblaðið, 24 February 1988, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/1675320?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 24 February 1988, p. 2: https://timarit.is/page/2914071?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 25 February 1988, p. 8: https://timarit.is/page/2914093?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 26 February 1988, p. 6: https://timarit.is/page/2914115?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 1 March 1988, p. 7: https://timarit.is/page/2914168?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 2 March 1988, p. 7: https://timarit.is/page/2914188?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 4 March 1988, p. 5: https://timarit.is/page/2914218?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 5 March 1988, p. 18: https://timarit.is/page/2914247?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 7 March 1988, p. 6: https://timarit.is/page/2541149?iab... Dagblaðið Vísir, 8 March 1988, p. 1: https://timarit.is/page/2541200?iab... Hrafn Loftsson in Þjóðviljinn, 8 March 1988, p. 19: https://timarit.is/page/2914284?iab... Bragi Kristjánsson in Morgunblaðið, 9 March 1988, p. 51: https://timarit.is/page/1676385?iab... Morgunblaðið, 10 March 1988, p. 35: https://timarit.is/page/1676369?iab... Skáksamband Íslands, The History of Reykjavik Open (1964-2011): https://web.archive.org/web/2012022... Previous: Reykjavik Open (1986). Next: Reykjavik Open (1990)  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 260  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Adorjan vs Lautier ½-½ 21 1988 Reykjavik Open A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 2. Kotronias vs B Halldorsson   1-0 31 1988 Reykjavik Open B12 Caro-Kann Defense 3. T Thorsteinsson vs L Christiansen   ½-½ 68 1988 Reykjavik Open E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 4. S Polgar vs L Apol 1-0 30 1988 Reykjavik Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. M Solmundarson vs S Polgar   ½-½ 61 1988 Reykjavik Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 6. T Hermannsson vs J Polgar 1-0 41 1988 Reykjavik Open A57 Benko Gambit 7. Polugaevsky vs A T Arnason   1-0 31 1988 Reykjavik Open E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 8. Dolmatov vs R Hardarson   1-0 30 1988 Reykjavik Open C55 Two Knights Defense 9. J Vidarsson vs M Gurevich   0-1 40 1988 Reykjavik Open B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 10. G Gislason vs Petursson   ½-½ 67 1988 Reykjavik Open E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 11. J Agustsson vs Browne   0-1 37 1988 Reykjavik Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. H Olafsson vs D Olafsson   1-0 42 1988 Reykjavik Open E92 King's Indian 13. D Hansson vs J Arnason   0-1 41 1988 Reykjavik Open C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 14. G Dizdar vs T Bjornsson   1-0 46 1988 Reykjavik Open A05 Reti Opening 15. A Karason vs W Schoen   1-0 42 1988 Reykjavik Open D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 16. R Akesson vs T Arnason   1-0 31 1988 Reykjavik Open A17 English 17. S Briem vs K Thorsteins   0-1 42 1988 Reykjavik Open B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 18. J Tisdall vs A A Arnason   1-0 45 1988 Reykjavik Open E12 Queen's Indian 19. H Einarsson vs T Thorhallsson   0-1 37 1988 Reykjavik Open C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 20. B Ostenstad vs S D Sigfusson   ½-½ 49 1988 Reykjavik Open D97 Grunfeld, Russian 21. L Johannesson vs C Hoi   0-1 35 1988 Reykjavik Open B08 Pirc, Classical 22. H Stefansson vs B Hjartarson   1-0 49 1988 Reykjavik Open B32 Sicilian 23. S Bergsson vs E Gausel   0-1 44 1988 Reykjavik Open B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 24. S Bjarnason vs B Palsson   ½-½ 39 1988 Reykjavik Open D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower 25. T Sorensen vs O Kristinsson   1-0 41 1988 Reykjavik Open A30 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 260    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Nov-01-21    Tabanus: I have to leave this event as a restoration object. I've sorted the players according to final standings. Some observations: Vidarsson vs Jon Arnason 0-1 (rd 3) is missing. Several games must have switched colors, for example Einarsson should have 6,5 points (not 4.5). Gurevich got 7.5 points, and the game J Vidarsson vs M Gurevich, 1988 (rd 1) was a draw (after adjournment) according to several Icelandic newspapers. Instead there is a game score where white is mated. In Tisdall vs H Einarsson, 1988 it was Einarsson who won. And so on. Nov-02-21    Tabanus: The Reykjavik Open 1988 was from 23 Feb to 6 March. On 7 March there was a blitz tournament with many of the same players. Apparently some games from this blitz event has entered the databases as "Reykjavik Open" and then been given new dates. Also J Arnason vs K Thorsteins, 1988 does not belong here. Utter crap. On a positive note, I believe Akureyri (1988) (9-21 March) is now correct, after I removed the games of 1994 from it. 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