Reykjavik Open 2013 – four players lead
2/22/2013 – This popular nine-round Swiss event is being held in the Icelandic capital for the 28th time – from February 19 to 27, in the concert hall and conference centre Harpa. 227 players from different countries are particpating. After four rounds there are four leaders (Yu Yangyi, Eljanov, Gajewski, Vachier-Lagrave) with perfect scores.
Report with pictorial impressions by WGM Alina L'Ami.
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The 28th Reykjavik Open 2013 is being held from February 19 to 27, 2012 in Harpa, the spectacular 28,000 sqm. music hall on the harbour, just five minutes walk to downtown Reykjavik, Iceland.
The event is a nine-round Swiss with a rate of play of 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds increment from move one. Total prizes are €15.000, including many special prizes for various ages and rating categories, in addition to the traditional top women prize.
The opening ceremony before the start of round one and the event
Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir welcomes
the players
In the first round the pairings saw high-rated facing amateurs, with the top half of the draw "tending to murder the bottom half in cold blood," as John Saunders puts it. But there was one notable and thoroughly sensational exception: Soren Jensen rated 1909 beat Norwegian IM Frode Urkedal 2473 in just 21 moves, using the Muzio in the King’s Gambit! "Now that’s kicking it oldschool!" comments the official web site gleefully. Here is the game:
In round two Chinese GM Yu Yangyi showed his class with a game that had the spectators enthralled:
After three rounds fifteen players led with perfect scores, but in round four many of them dropped half or even full points. Here are the rankings after four rounds of play:
|
Rk.
|
Title
|
Name |
FED
|
RtgI
|
Pts.
|
Rp
|
+/–
|
|
1
|
GM
|
Yu Yangyi |
CHN
|
2688
|
4.0
|
3163
|
7.6
|
|
2
|
GM
|
Eljanov Pavel |
UKR
|
2678
|
4.0
|
3152
|
7.5
|
|
3
|
GM
|
Gajewski Grzegorz |
POL
|
2644
|
4.0
|
3086
|
5.9
|
|
4
|
GM
|
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime |
FRA
|
2715
|
4.0
|
3194
|
7.9
|
|
5
|
GM
|
Cheparinov Ivan |
BUL
|
2709
|
3.5
|
2720
|
2.7
|
|
GM
|
So Wesley |
PHI
|
2684
|
3.5
|
2681
|
0.0
|
|
|
7
|
GM
|
Giri Anish |
NED
|
2722
|
3.5
|
2730
|
2.8
|
|
8
|
GM
|
Socko Bartosz |
POL
|
2643
|
3.5
|
2712
|
5.6
|
|
GM
|
Baklan Vladimir |
UKR
|
2609
|
3.5
|
2693
|
6.2
|
|
|
10
|
GM
|
Jones Gawain C B |
ENG
|
2637
|
3.5
|
2637
|
2.0
|
|
11
|
GM
|
Kristjansson Stefan |
ISL
|
2486
|
3.5
|
2532
|
3.3
|
|
12
|
GM
|
Ipatov Alexander |
TUR
|
2569
|
3.5
|
2610
|
3.2
|
|
13
|
IM
|
Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn |
ISL
|
2509
|
3.5
|
2616
|
6.6
|
|
14
|
WGM
|
Guo Qi |
CHN
|
2431
|
3.5
|
2652
|
12.3
|
|
15
|
IM
|
Wei Yi |
CHN
|
2501
|
3.5
|
2587
|
6.1
|
|
16
|
IM
|
Muir Andrew J Mr |
SCO
|
2313
|
3.0
|
2588
|
16.3
|
|
17
|
GM
|
Shulman Yury |
USA
|
2563
|
3.0
|
2530
|
2.0
|
|
18
|
GM
|
L'ami Erwin |
NED
|
2622
|
3.0
|
2554
|
0.9
|
|
19
|
IM
|
Li Wenliang |
CHN
|
2411
|
3.0
|
2460
|
6.2
|
|
20
|
WGM
|
Huang Qian |
CHN
|
2478
|
3.0
|
2469
|
2.8
|
|
21
|
WGM
|
Tan Zhongyi |
CHN
|
2466
|
3.0
|
2436
|
2.0
|
|
IM
|
Schreiner Peter |
AUT
|
2439
|
3.0
|
2411
|
1.8
|
|
|
23
|
GM
|
Kveinys Aloyzas |
LTU
|
2533
|
3.0
|
2487
|
1.2
|
|
24
|
GM
|
Halkias Stelios |
GRE
|
2566
|
3.0
|
2472
|
-0.3
|
|
25
|
GM
|
Grandelius Nils |
SWE
|
2566
|
3.0
|
2460
|
-2.0
|
|
GM
|
Stefansson Hannes |
ISL
|
2496
|
3.0
|
2570
|
5.3
|
|
|
27
|
IM
|
Diermair Andreas |
AUT
|
2407
|
3.0
|
2413
|
5.8
|
|
28
|
GM
|
Ding Liren |
CHN
|
2709
|
3.0
|
2393
|
-4.9
|
|
29
|
FM
|
Handler Lukas |
AUT
|
2369
|
3.0
|
2315
|
2.4
|
|
30
|
GM
|
Navara David |
CZE
|
2710
|
3.0
|
2508
|
-5.1
|
|
31
|
IM
|
Krush Irina |
USA
|
2460
|
3.0
|
2389
|
0.3
|
|
32
|
GM
|
Bu Xiangzhi |
CHN
|
2675
|
3.0
|
2522
|
-3.2
|
|
GM
|
Dziuba Marcin |
POL
|
2602
|
3.0
|
2497
|
-1.4
|
|
|
34
|
GM
|
Yilmaz Mustafa |
TUR
|
2531
|
3.0
|
2438
|
-0.6
|
|
35
|
GM
|
Esen Baris |
TUR
|
2565
|
3.0
|
2424
|
-3.4
|
|
36
|
GM
|
Amin Bassem |
EGY
|
2631
|
3.0
|
2374
|
-5.6
|
|
37
|
IM
|
Bartholomew John |
USA
|
2435
|
3.0
|
2404
|
1.8
|
|
38
|
IM
|
Smith Axel |
SWE
|
2485
|
3.0
|
2467
|
2.6
|
|
IM
|
Andersen Mads |
DEN
|
2462
|
3.0
|
2430
|
1.9
|
|
|
IM
|
Mikkelsen Nikolaj |
DEN
|
2421
|
3.0
|
2369
|
1.0
|
|
|
41
|
IM
|
Kislik Erik Andrew |
USA
|
2359
|
3.0
|
2323
|
1.3
|
|
42
|
WGM
|
Wang Jue |
CHN
|
2375
|
3.0
|
2352
|
3.3
|
|
43
|
IM
|
Kjartansson Gudmundur |
ISL
|
2430
|
3.0
|
2383
|
1.3
|
|
FM
|
Jayakumar Adarsh |
USA
|
2271
|
3.0
|
2321
|
13.6
|
|
|
45
|
GM
|
Solak Dragan |
TUR
|
2603
|
3.0
|
2480
|
-2.3
|
|
46
|
GM
|
Maze Sebastien |
FRA
|
2556
|
3.0
|
2399
|
-4.1
|
|
47
|
Helin Mikael |
SWE
|
1910
|
3.0
|
2334
|
25.6
|
|
|
48
|
GM
|
Oleksienko Mikhailo |
UKR
|
2568
|
3.0
|
2422
|
-3.6
|
|
49
|
GM
|
Danielsen Henrik |
ISL
|
2507
|
3.0
|
2338
|
-4.0
|
|
50
|
GM
|
Xiu Deshun |
CHN
|
2530
|
3.0
|
2344
|
-4.5
|
|
51
|
IM
|
Urkedal Frode |
NOR
|
2473
|
3.0
|
2209
|
-5.3
|
|
IM
|
Zumsande Martin |
GER
|
2419
|
3.0
|
2151
|
-5.2
|
|
|
53
|
IM
|
Bekker-Jensen Simon |
DEN
|
2405
|
3.0
|
2268
|
0.3
|
|
54
|
NM
|
Norowitz Yaacov |
USA
|
2432
|
3.0
|
2253
|
0.0
|
|
IM
|
Miedema David - |
NED
|
2364
|
3.0
|
2122
|
-5.6
|
- Full results of all 227 players (with updated tiebreak evaluations)
Impressions from Reykjavik
By Alina L'Ami
Arriving in Iceland, Reykjavik from the air
The city with the Icelandic volcanic landscape as a backdrop
A view of the city and the harbour from elevated ground
A ship in the dry dock in the harbour
Harpa - the famous Reykjavík concert hall and conference centre
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for a larger map
In place one: GM Yu Yangyi, CHN, 2688, with 4.0/4 points [photo by Hrafn
Jökulsson]
French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 4.0/4 points
Philippine GM Wesley So, 2684, with 3.5/4 points
Top seed Anish Giri, 2722, Holland, with 3.5/4 points
IM Irina Krush, USA, 2460, with 3.0/4 points
Young chess fans in Reykjavik
Dusk falls over the city, and soon, if you are lucky, you will see...
...the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, caused by the collision of energetic
charged particles
from the sun with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere, directed by the earth's
magnetosphere
These last two pictures are by a family friend, Richard Stuivenvolt, and were
taken a week ago.
I would love to see the Aurora, but I am always unlucky with the weather in
Iceland
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