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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 ten-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.
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Rk.
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Title
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Name |
FED
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RtgI
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Pts.
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Rp
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+/–
|
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1
|
GM
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Eljanov Pavel |
UKR
|
2678
|
6.0
|
2817
|
14.0
|
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2
|
GM
|
Gajewski Grzegorz |
POL
|
2644
|
6.0
|
2765
|
12.5
|
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3
|
GM
|
So Wesley |
PHI
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2684
|
6.0
|
2761
|
0.0
|
|
4
|
GM
|
Giri Anish |
NED
|
2722
|
5.5
|
2731
|
4.7
|
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5
|
GM
|
Yu Yangyi |
CHN
|
2688
|
5.5
|
2724
|
6.8
|
|
6
|
GM
|
Dziuba Marcin |
POL
|
2602
|
5.5
|
2581
|
1.3
|
|
7
|
GM
|
Cheparinov Ivan |
BUL
|
2709
|
5.5
|
2696
|
2.5
|
|
IM
|
Wei Yi |
CHN
|
2501
|
5.5
|
2603
|
12.6
|
|
|
9
|
GM
|
Jones Gawain C B |
ENG
|
2637
|
5.5
|
2644
|
4.1
|
|
10
|
GM
|
Ding Liren |
CHN
|
2709
|
5.5
|
2572
|
-1.9
|
|
GM
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Yilmaz Mustafa |
TUR
|
2531
|
5.5
|
2571
|
7.0
|
|
|
12
|
GM
|
Ipatov Alexander |
TUR
|
2569
|
5.5
|
2598
|
5.3
|
|
13
|
GM
|
L'ami Erwin |
NED
|
2622
|
5.5
|
2628
|
4.2
|
|
14
|
GM
|
Amin Bassem |
EGY
|
2631
|
5.5
|
2530
|
-2.4
|
|
15
|
GM
|
Sokolov Ivan |
NED
|
2644
|
5.5
|
2512
|
-0.4
|
|
16
|
GM
|
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime |
FRA
|
2715
|
5.0
|
2670
|
1.0
|
|
17
|
GM
|
Socko Bartosz |
POL
|
2643
|
5.0
|
2627
|
3.6
|
|
18
|
IM
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Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn |
ISL
|
2509
|
5.0
|
2585
|
11.2
|
|
19
|
GM
|
Navara David |
CZE
|
2710
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5.0
|
2552
|
-8.1
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|
20
|
GM
|
Halkias Stelios |
GRE
|
2566
|
5.0
|
2489
|
-0.7
|
|
21
|
GM
|
Solak Dragan |
TUR
|
2603
|
5.0
|
2527
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-2.3
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|
22
|
GM
|
Grandelius Nils |
SWE
|
2566
|
5.0
|
2546
|
2.3
|
|
23
|
GM
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Kuzubov Yuriy |
UKR
|
2622
|
5.0
|
2477
|
-7.1
|
|
24
|
IM
|
Guramishvili Sopiko |
GEO
|
2414
|
5.0
|
2379
|
1.0
|
|
25
|
WGM
|
Tan Zhongyi |
CHN
|
2466
|
5.0
|
2525
|
9.4
|
|
IM
|
Schreiner Peter |
AUT
|
2439
|
5.0
|
2452
|
5.1
|
|
|
27
|
GM
|
Xiu Deshun |
CHN
|
2530
|
5.0
|
2474
|
0.8
|
|
28
|
GM
|
Williams Simon K |
ENG
|
2498
|
5.0
|
2493
|
2.9
|
|
29
|
GM
|
Stefansson Hannes |
ISL
|
2496
|
5.0
|
2568
|
8.5
|
|
30
|
NM
|
Norowitz Yaacov |
USA
|
2432
|
5.0
|
2427
|
0.0
|
|
31
|
IM
|
Lou Yiping |
CHN
|
2468
|
5.0
|
2433
|
0.9
|
|
32
|
IM
|
Bartholomew John |
USA
|
2435
|
5.0
|
2447
|
5.1
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A round under progress in Reykjavik
The leaders with 4.0/4 points face each other in round five: Pavel Eljanov
vs Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave. Their Exchange Grünfeld ended after 37 moves in a draw
Round six: Ivan Cheparinov vs Pavel Eljanov, both on 4.5/5 points. Here's
what happened:
In round five top seed Anish Giri beat Alexander Ipatov in a Caro-Kann in
44 moves
Chinese GM Yu Yangyi who after a great start is now at 5.5/7,
half a point behind the three leaders in the event
Spectators following the live games in Reykjavik
A young spectator has his only corner to watch the games
LinksThe games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |
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