Gerd Densing

Gerd Densing and is an avid club and tournament chess player and likes to participate in tournaments near his home, the Eifel. If possible, he also uses international chess tournaments to get to know the country and its people. Since 2009, he has recorded many impressions in words and pictures in many reports on the ChessBase news page. Full-time, he works in a district savings bank.

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Reykjavik Open: Rapport in the lead, Lenderman wins Chess960

3/13/2018 – After seven rounds in the Reykjavik Open, Richard Rapport and Baskaran Adhiban lead with 6 points apiece. Young Nihal Sarin is having a breakout performance, and was leading after five rounds, and still maintains a tournament performance rating of 2767. Games annotated by GM Daniel Fernandez Watch round eight live! | Pictured: Alexandr Lenderman (centre) was the winner of the rest day rapid tournament celebrating Bobby Fischer | Photos: Gerd Densing

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Gamma Reykjavik Open: The first three rounds

3/8/2018 – Just two days in, already three rounds have already been played in Reykjavik. And only three players remain on a perfect score: Mustafa Yilmaz, Vaibhav Suri and Elshan Moradiabadi. Alina l'Ami, this time in front of the camera, started with two out of two but then lost to Moradiabadi. Gerd Densing reports. Game annotations by GM Daniel Fernandez | Pictured: Alina l'Ami | Photo: Gerd Densing

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Reykjavik Open 2018 begins

3/6/2018 – The Gamma Reykjavik Open 2018 is all about Robert Fischer, who would have turned 75 this year. In Reykjavik he celebrated his greatest success, and he's also buried in Iceland. Among the participants are over 30 grandmasters. Richard Rapport and Pavel Eljanov lead the ranking list. Live games and commentary, plus a preview and photos by Gerd Densing.

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Rinat Jumabayev tops Barcelona

8/31/2017 – The nineteenth edition of the Sants Open in Barcelona finished with a clear winner in group A: Rinat Jumabayev. The young man from Kazakhstan has been a GM since 2009 and is the number one in his country. An afternoon playoff determined second and third places which went to Moldovan Dmitry Svetushkin and German Julian Martin. | Photo: Gerd Densing

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