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GM Hannes Stefansson (above) was finally stopped in tonights round by GM Helgi Ass Gretarsson. It looked like Stefansson would stroll through the tourney with 11 out of 11 such was his form and confidence.
Hannes is often nicknamed 'The Robot' or 'Hannes the menace' because of how afraid young Icelandic players are of him. Apparently GM Gretarsson is not!
GM Gretarsson vs GM Stefansson
But still he leads with 8 out of 9 and Gretarsson trails him with 6.5. Stefansson is still a lock to win the tournament, despite his minor setback in the quest of perfection.
Bragi Thorfinnsson
Tonight FM Bragi Thorfinnsson won with the black pieces against IM Bjarnason. This win secured a 9-game IM norm for Thorfinnsson and his last IM norm. Now all he has to do is pass the 2400 mark to reach the title.
