Reykjavik Open – six players win with 7.0/9 points
3/17/2011 – Six players tied for first, with 7.0 points from nine games – performances ranged from 2662 (Hammer) to 2722 (Kuzubov). Naturally a lot of attention was given to 14-year-old GM Illya Nyzhnyk, who finished in the leading group with a 2688 performance. Top seed Luke McShane, 2683, played slightly below expectation and led the follow-up group of 21 players with 6.5/9 points. Final report.
The MP Reykjavik Open is took place from March 9th to 16th, 2011, with a total of 166 participants from 30 countries, including 29 GMs. This year's tournament was co-sponsored by Deloitte, which honors the memory of ex-partner and Icelandic IM Ingi R. Johannsson. The tournament was also the Nordic Championship.
Top final standings (6.0 and higher, after nine rounds)
| Rk. | Ti. | Name | FED | Rtng |
Pts. |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
Perf. |
| 1 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2627 |
7.0 |
55.5 |
43.5 |
42.50 |
2722 |
| 2 | GM | Sokolov Ivan | NED | 2643 |
7.0 |
52.5 |
41.0 |
40.25 |
2694 |
| 3 | GM | Baklan Vladimir | UKR | 2602 |
7.0 |
51.5 |
40.5 |
39.50 |
2672 |
| 4 | GM | Miton Kamil | POL | 2600 |
7.0 |
51.5 |
39.5 |
38.25 |
2672 |
| 5 | GM | Hammer Jon Ludvig | NOR | 2606 |
7.0 |
51.0 |
39.0 |
38.25 |
2662 |
| 6 | GM | Nyzhnyk Illya | UKR | 2563 |
7.0 |
50.5 |
40.0 |
37.50 |
2688 |
| 7 | GM | McShane Luke J | ENG | 2683 |
6.5 |
53.0 |
41.0 |
36.75 |
2666 |
| 8 | GM | Hansen Sune Berg | DEN | 2603 |
6.5 |
52.0 |
41.0 |
36.50 |
2622 |
| 9 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2578 |
6.5 |
51.0 |
40.5 |
35.50 |
2620 |
| 10 | GM | Chatalbashev Boris | BUL | 2602 |
6.5 |
50.5 |
39.0 |
35.25 |
2595 |
| 11 | GM | Halkias Stelios | GRE | 2579 |
6.5 |
50.0 |
39.0 |
34.50 |
2648 |
| 12 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2580 |
6.5 |
49.5 |
39.0 |
34.25 |
2603 |
| 13 | GM | Pelletier Yannick | SUI | 2593 |
6.5 |
49.0 |
38.5 |
34.25 |
2544 |
| 14 | GM | Kveinys Aloyzas | LTU | 2506 |
6.5 |
49.0 |
38.0 |
34.00 |
2565 |
| 15 | GM | Adly Ahmed | EGY | 2640 |
6.5 |
48.5 |
38.0 |
34.00 |
2591 |
| 16 | GM | Fier Alexandr | BRA | 2586 |
6.5 |
48.0 |
36.5 |
33.25 |
2541 |
| 17 | GM | Stefansson Hannes | ISL | 2557 |
6.5 |
44.5 |
34.5 |
31.00 |
2441 |
| 18 | IM | Berbatov Kiprian | BUL | 2454 |
6.0 |
53.5 |
43.0 |
34.00 |
2565 |
| 19 | GM | Hillarp Persson Tiger | SWE | 2524 |
6.0 |
52.5 |
41.5 |
32.75 |
2585 |
| 20 | GM | Miroshnichenko Evgenij | UKR | 2670 |
6.0 |
52.5 |
40.5 |
32.50 |
2592 |
| 21 | IM | Sammalvuo Tapani | FIN | 2471 |
6.0 |
49.0 |
38.5 |
28.75 |
2490 |
| 22 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | GER | 2647 |
6.0 |
49.0 |
37.5 |
30.75 |
2524 |
| 23 | GM | Friedel Joshua E | USA | 2529 |
6.0 |
48.5 |
37.5 |
30.00 |
2520 |
| 24 | IM | Dronavalli Harika | IND | 2524 |
6.0 |
46.5 |
36.5 |
29.25 |
2449 |
| 25 | GM | Sveshnikov Evgeny | LAT | 2527 |
6.0 |
46.5 |
36.0 |
30.00 |
2469 |
| 26 | IM | Thorfinnsson Bragi | ISL | 2417 |
6.0 |
45.5 |
36.5 |
28.25 |
2431 |
| 27 | Gislason Gudmundur | ISL | 2291 |
6.0 |
44.0 |
36.0 |
27.25 |
2415 |
|
| 28 | GM | Mekhitarian Krikor | BRA | 2529 |
6.0 |
41.5 |
31.5 |
27.00 |
2373 |
GM Yuriy Kuzubov, UKR, 2627, 7.0/9 points, 2722 performance
GM Ivan Sokolov, NED, 2643, 7.0/9 points, 2694 performance
GM Vladimir Baklan, UKR, 2602, 7.0 points, 2672 performance
GM Kamil Miton, POL, 2600, 7.0/9 points, 2672 performance
GM Jon Ludvig Hammer, NOR, 2606, 7.0/9, 2662 performance
GM Illya Nyzhnyk, UKR, 2563, 7.0/9 points, 2688 performance
All photos by Calle Erlendsson
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