4/21/2022 – "The chess world isn't a safe place for us," says popular chess streamer Tallulah Roberts, aka "lularobs", recounting an incident at the blitz tournament of the Reykjavik Open 2022. Jamaal S. Abdul-Alim, 2013 Chess Journalist of the Year, explains "why chess tournaments can be hostile for women and girls". | Photo: Reykjavik Open

4/12/2022 – Praggnanandhaa entered the final round of the Reykjavik Open sharing the lead with Max Warmerdam and Mads Andersen. Warmerdam and Andersen played on top board and signed a 16-move draw, while Pragg’s position deteriorated slowly but surely in his game against Gukesh. The latter eventually reached a winning position, but back-to-back blunders not only gave away his advantage but even allowed his opponent to get the full point. Thus, 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa became the ourtight winner of the event! | Photo: Hallfríður Sigurðardóttir (from round 4)

4/12/2022 – Mads Andersen and Praggnanandhaa scored full points on Monday to join Max Warmerdam in the lead of the Reykjavik Open. In the final round, Andersen will have the white pieces against Warmerdam, while Pragg will face his compatriot Gukesh with black. Gukesh is one of seven players currently standing a half point behind the leaders. | Photo: Thorsteinn Magnusson

4/12/2022 – The Kvika Reykjavík Open is taking place on April 6-12 at the Harpa Conference Centre in Iceland’s capital. The event is a 9-round Swiss open with double rounds on April 7 and April 10. No fewer than 267 players have registered to participate, including a number of young rising stars. | Replay all available games with computer analysis.

4/11/2022 – Thanks to back-to-back wins in Sunday’s double round, Max Warmerdam climbed to sole first place at the Reykjavik Open. The Dutch grandmaster defeated Simon Williams and Johann Hjartarson to become the only player to go into Monday’s round 8 with a 6/7 score. Five players stand a half point behind — Pouya Idani, Praggnanandhaa, Mads Andersen, Matthieu Cornette and Tania Sachdev. | Photo: Thorsteinn Magnusson

4/10/2022 – Lukasz Jarmula had taken the sole lead at the Reykjavík Open by beating Hans Niemann in round 4. The Polish grandmaster drew top seed Pouya Idani in round 5 to remain in sole first place, but a loss to Danish GM Mads Andersen has now left him sharing second place a half point behind the leaders. Besides Andersen, Johann Hjartarson, Praggnanandhaa (pictured) and Max Warmerdam also won in Sunday’s early round and are now sharing the lead on 5/6 points. | Photo: Thorsteinn Magnusson

4/8/2022 – The Kvika Reykjavík Open kicked off on Tuesday, with one round played on opening day and a double round on Wednesday. Hans Niemann (United States) and Lukasz Jarmula (Poland) are the only players to have won all three of their games. No fewer than 31 players stand a half point back, including a number of Indian rising stars. | Pictured: Top seed Pouya Idani (Iran) | Photo: Thorsteinn Magnusson