Giri, So and Cheparinov join the leaders in Reykjavik

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The Reykjavik Open continued with the 5th round. The top is now more crowded with 7 players sharing the first position with 4.5/5: Pavel Eljanov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Yu Yangyi, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Ivan Cheparinov and Grzegorz Gajewski.

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The battle between two of world’s top juniors, Anish Giri and Alexander Ipatov, finished with a win for the Dutch player. Giri, who will turn 19 this year, spent very little time from his clock to beat the Turkish representative. The game started with a Caro-Kann Defense and the players quickly simplified the position. Anish demonstrated his superiority in the endgame, which he handled with precision while almost blitzing the moves. This puts the Nr 1 seed on 4.5/5 points with a lot of chances to claim the first prize.

After the early 18-move draw between Grzegorz Gajewski and Yu Yangyi, there were still two players that could have gotten the coveted fifth straight victory. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave had a slight edge in an endgame against Pavel Eljanov, but was not able to convert it into a full point. The game started with Maxime’s beloved Grunfeld Defense. Eljanov decided to go for some early simplifications, trying to exchange black’s important dark-squared bishop. He managed to do so, however, the resulting endgame was pretty equal. The French GM activated his pieces, but that never seemed to be enough to get the win. The draw was signed on move 36.

Taking advantage of this result, the Bulgarian GM Ivan Cheparinov now joined the leaders after defeating Icelandic GM Stefan Kristjansson with the black pieces on the fourth board.

The last player to join the leaders was Philippine star Wesley So. He outplayed Chinese IM Wei Yi in a rook endgame with 4 pawns for each side. It took 75 moves for the Chinese to finally resign the game. Wesley So has a more difficult challenge tomorrow, as he has to face second seeded Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Standings after 5 rounds:

1	GM	Eljanov Pavel	UKR	2678	4.5
2	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	FRA	2715	4.5
	GM	Yu Yangyi	CHN	2688	4.5
4	GM	Giri Anish	NED	2722	4.5
5	GM	So Wesley	PHI	2684	4.5
6	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	BUL	2709	4.5
7	GM	Gajewski Grzegorz	POL	2644	4.5
8	GM	Socko Bartosz	POL	2643	4.0
	GM	Baklan Vladimir	UKR	2609	4.0
10	GM	Shulman Yury	USA	2563	4.0
11	GM	Stefansson Hannes	ISL	2496	4.0
12	IM	Li Wenliang	CHN	2411	4.0
13	IM	Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn	ISL	2509	4.0
14	GM	Dziuba Marcin	POL	2602	4.0
15	GM	Bu Xiangzhi	CHN	2675	4.0
	GM	Jones Gawain C B	ENG	2637	4.0
17	GM	Grandelius Nils	SWE	2566	4.0
18	GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2709	4.0
19	GM	Maze Sebastien	FRA	2556	4.0
20	GM	Solak Dragan	TUR	2603	4.0
21	GM	Halkias Stelios	GRE	2566	4.0
22	NM	Norowitz Yaacov	USA	2432	4.0
23	GM	Xiu Deshun	CHN	2530	4.0
24	GM	Danielsen Henrik	ISL	2507	4.0
25	FM	Jayakumar Adarsh	USA	2271	4.0
26	IM	Muir Andrew J Mr	SCO	2313	3.5
27	GM	Ipatov Alexander	TUR	2569	3.5
28	GM	L’ami Erwin	NED	2622	3.5
	WGM	Tan Zhongyi	CHN	2466	3.5
30	WGM	Huang Qian	CHN	2478	3.5
31	IM	Smith Axel	SWE	2485	3.5
32	IM	Krush Irina	USA	2460	3.5
33	WGM	Guo Qi	CHN	2431	3.5
34	GM	Kristjansson Stefan	ISL	2486	3.5
35	IM	Wei Yi	CHN	2501	3.5
36	GM	Navara David	CZE	2710	3.5
37	GM	Kveinys Aloyzas	LTU	2533	3.5
	IM	Andersen Mads	DEN	2462	3.5
39	WGM	Wang Jue	CHN	2375	3.5
40	GM	Kuzubov Yuriy	UKR	2622	3.5
41	GM	Amin Bassem	EGY	2631	3.5
42	GM	Yilmaz Mustafa	TUR	2531	3.5
43	IM	Hagen Andreas Skytte	DEN	2411	3.5
44	IM	Thorfinnsson Bjorn IM	ISL	2386	3.5
	WGM	L’ami Alina	ROU	2362	3.5
46	IM	Kislik Erik Andrew	USA	2359	3.5
47	GM	Williams Simon K	ENG	2498	3.5
	IM	Lou Yiping	CHN	2468	3.5
49	IM	Ris Robert	NED	2407	3.5
50	GM	Sokolov Ivan	NED	2644	3.5
51	IM	Bekker-Jensen Simon	DEN	2405	3.5
52	WGM	Cherednichenko Svetlana	UKR	2307	3.5
53	WGM	Mamedjarova Turkan	AZE	2280	3.5
54	IM	Arngrimsson Dagur	ISL	2375	3.5
55	FM	Ekeberg Carl Fredrik	NOR	2274	3.5
56	IM	Schreiner Peter	AUT	2439	3.0
57	GM	Esen Baris	TUR	2565	3.0
58	IM	Diermair Andreas	AUT	2407	3.0
59	GM	Oleksienko Mikhailo	UKR	2568	3.0
60	IM	Kjartansson Gudmundur	ISL	2430	3.0
61	IM	Mikkelsen Nikolaj	DEN	2421	3.0
		Helin Mikael	SWE	1910	3.0
63	IM	Guramishvili Sopiko	GEO	2414	3.0
64	IM	Bartholomew John	USA	2435	3.0
65	FM	Bjerke Richard	NOR	2131	3.0
66	WGM	Mammadova Gulnar	AZE	2369	3.0
67	IM	Zumsande Martin	GER	2419	3.0
68	WGM	Saduakassova Dinara	KAZ	2312	3.0
69		Tari Aryan	NOR	2263	3.0
70	FM	Handler Lukas	AUT	2369	3.0
71	GM	Olafsson Fridrik	ISL	2416	3.0
72	FM	Kvisvik Brede	NOR	2314	3.0
73		Thorhallsson Gylfi	ISL	2141	3.0
74		Bird Andrew	AUS	2223	3.0
75	FM	Gislason Gudmundur	ISL	2329	3.0
	IM	Prosviriakov Vladimir	USA	2297	3.0
77		Finnbogadottir Tinna Kristin	ISL	1871	3.0
78		Ornolfsson Magnus P.	ISL	2169	3.0
79	WGM	Kashlinskaya Alina	RUS	2350	3.0
80		Christiansen Johan-Sebastian	NOR	2071	3.0
81	FM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2472	3.0
82	WFM	Frisk Ellinor	SWE	2197	3.0
83		Omarsson Dadi	ISL	2212	3.0
		Maack Kjartan	ISL	2136	3.0
85		Schou-Moldt Thomas	DEN	2236	3.0
86	FM	Bewersdorff Oliver	GER	2335	3.0
87	IM	Miedema David –	NED	2364	3.0
88	IM	Urkedal Frode	NOR	2473	3.0
89		Thorsteinsdottir Hallgerdur	ISL	1960	3.0
90	FM	Andreasen Per Naesby	DEN	2302	3.0
	FM	Cubas Pons Juan Miguel	ESP	2284	3.0
92		Hardarson Jon Trausti	ISL	1853	3.0
93	IM	Bjarnason Saevar	ISL	2133	3.0
94		Karlsson Mikael Johann	ISL	1990	3.0
95	WFM	Newrkla Katharina	AUT	2135	3.0
96		Bergthorsson Jon Thor	ISL	2125	3.0
97	GM	Thorhallsson Throstur	ISL	2441	2.5
98		Beeke Bob	NED	2257	2.5
99		Wang Yiye	CHN	2226	2.5
100		Ragnarsson Johann	ISL	2046	2.5
101	FM	Valenti Giuseppe	ITA	2204	2.5
102		Van Heirzeele Daniel	BEL	2125	2.5
103		Karason Askell O	ISL	2235	2.5
104	WGM	Ptacnikova Lenka	ISL	2269	2.5
105		Isaksson Per	SWE	2016	2.5
106	WCM	Roberts Lynda	WLS	1903	2.5
107		Palmqvist Fredrik	SWE	2050	2.5
108		Steindorsson Sigurdur P.	ISL	2235	2.5
109		Halldorsson Bragi	ISL	2180	2.5
		Rodriguez Fonseca Jorge	ESP	2009	2.5
111		Drill Frank	GER	2124	2.5
112		Ofstad Sigurd	NOR	1985	2.5
113	FM	Thompson Ian D	ENG	2260	2.5
114	FM	Malmdin Nils-Ake	SWE	2281	2.5
115	CM	Herbold Manfred	GER	2125	2.5
116		Eliasson Kristjan Orn	ISL	1873	2.5
117		Johansen Stian	NOR	2090	2.5
118		Gunnarsson Sigurdur Jon	ISL	2000	2.5
		Newrkla Alexander	AUT	1969	2.5
120		Bergsson Stefan	ISL	2180	2.5
		Leimeister Winfried	GER	1909	2.5
		Maggason Oskar Mason	ISL	1903	2.5
123		Halldorsson Jon Arni	ISL	2222	2.5
		Birgisson Ingvar Orn	ISL	1953	2.5
125		Schadd Jan	NED	0	2.5
126		Wahlbom Magnus	SWE	2279	2.5
127		Raddatz Michael	GER	2075	2.5
128		Sverrisson Nokkvi	ISL	1990	2.5
129		Ingvason Johann	ISL	2148	2.5
130		Davidsdottir Nansy	ISL	1479	2.5
131		Klug Christian	GER	1894	2.5
132	IM	Borsos Bogdan	UKR	2260	2.0
133		Mihajlov Sebastian	NOR	2059	2.0
134	WFM	Thorsteinsdottir Gudlaug	ISL	2041	2.0
135		Mihajlov Svetoslav	NOR	2071	2.0
136		Ragnarsson Dagur	ISL	1961	2.0
137		Johannsson Orn Leo	ISL	1953	2.0
138		Jonsson Olafur Gisli	ISL	1870	2.0
139		Frick Renato	LIE	2075	2.0
140		Karlsson Robin	SWE	1980	2.0
141		Marentini Marcel	SUI	2069	2.0
		Johannesson Oliver	ISL	1988	2.0
143		Doell Detlef	GER	2044	2.0
144		Heerde Thomas	GER	2053	2.0
145	WIM	Van Weersel Arlette	NED	2211	2.0
146		Murray Michael A.	CAN	2017	2.0
		Pretterhofer Kiaras	AUT	1997	2.0
148		Kleinert Juergen	GER	1991	2.0
149		Palsson Halldor	ISL	2078	2.0
150		Jensen Soren	DEN	1909	2.0
151		Haraldsson Leif	SWE	2028	2.0
152		Michel Steve	NED	2008	2.0
153		Andreasen Jakup A.R.	FAI	1992	2.0
154		Knútsson Lárus	ISL	2072	2.0
155		Billot Daniel	FRA	1731	2.0
156		Jablon Stephen	USA	1896	2.0
157		Ingason Sigurdur	ISL	1878	2.0
158		Jacobsen Trond	NOR	1610	2.0
159		Bjornes Leif	NOR	1957	2.0
160		Vigfusson Vigfus	ISL	1985	2.0
161		Ghaderi Arman K	NOR	1827	2.0
162		Hyotyla Tapio	SUI	1792	2.0
163		Egilsson Fridrik Orn	ISL	0	2.0
164		Merkesvik Sondre	NOR	1903	2.0
165		Kruglyak Mikhail	USA	0	2.0
166		de Winter Eric	NED	1823	2.0
167		Hojgaard Brandur	FAI	1734	2.0
168		Kristinardottir Elsa Maria	ISL	1747	2.0
169		Masson Kjartan	ISL	1856	2.0
170		Sundsbo Sigve	NOR	0	2.0
171		Kjartansson Dagur	ISL	1623	2.0
172		Storesund Henrik	NOR	1759	2.0
173		Seim Fredrik	NOR	1714	2.0
		Evenson Kent	USA	0	2.0
175		Thorgeirsson Jon Kristinn	ISL	1766	2.0
		Holm Fridgeir K	ISL	1733	2.0
177		Hisnay Gregory	USA	0	2.0
		Bjeglerud Jarle	NOR	0	2.0
179		Bakkes Frits	NED	1750	2.0
180		Herda Christoph Dr.	GER	1915	1.5
181		Birgisdottir Ingibjorg	ISL	1783	1.5
182		Johannsdottir Johanna Bjorg	ISL	1872	1.5
183		Fivelstad Jon Olav	NOR	1888	1.5
184		Johansen Arnt-Ole	NOR	1817	1.5
185	WCM	Orlova Yelizaveta	CAN	1978	1.5
186		Heimisson Hilmir Freyr	ISL	1693	1.5
187		Kuehnast Volker	GER	1936	1.5
188		Hauksdottir Hrund	ISL	1671	1.5
189		Gjertsen Petter	NOR	0	1.5
190		Arntsen Frode	NOR	1840	1.5
191		Einarsson Oskar Long	ISL	1613	1.5
192		Saemundsson Bjarni	ISL	1935	1.5
193		Petersson Baldur Teodor	SWE	1575	1.5
194		Traustason Ingi Tandri	ISL	1840	1.5
195		Stefansson Vignir Vatnar	ISL	1652	1.5
196		Bue Gunnar	NOR	1695	1.5
197		Ragnarsson Heimir Pall	ISL	1354	1.5
198		Bauza Mercere Eduardo	ARG	1809	1.5
199		Pantzar Milton	SWE	1693	1.0
200		Jonsson Gauti Pall	ISL	1519	1.0
201		Ontiveros John	ISL	1700	1.0
202		Petersen Jakob Alexander	ISL	1370	1.0
203		Mehringer Joerg	GER	1908	1.0
204		Sigurdarson Alec Elias	ISL	0	1.0
205		Steinthorsson Felix	ISL	1449	1.0
206		Vignisson Ingvar Egill	ISL	1542	1.0
207		Leosson Atli Johann	ISL	1736	1.0
		Ramtin Raman	IRI	1661	1.0
209		Hilmarsson Andri Steinn	ISL	0	1.0
		Bragason Gudmundur Agnar	ISL	0	1.0
211		Thorhallsson Simon	ISL	1451	1.0
212		Kolka Dawid	ISL	1646	1.0
213		Magnusdottir Veronika Steinun	ISL	1557	1.0
214		Palsdottir Soley Lind	ISL	1393	1.0
215		Kolica Donika	ISL	1251	1.0
216		Leifsson Thorsteinn	ISL	1759	1.0
		Hrafnsson Hilmir	ISL	1331	1.0
218		Meier Gerd	GER	1949	1.0
219		Laitamaa Tore Johan Melker	NOR	0	1.0
220		Bakkejord Odd Vidar	NOR	0	1.0
221		Smith Chris P	ENG	0	1.0
222		Ohlsson Mikael	SWE	1811	0.5
223		Bodvarsson Bodvar	ISL	0	0.5
224		Johannesson Petur	ISL	0	0.5
225		Kristbergsson Bjorgvin	ISL	1197	0.0
226		Davidsson Oskar Vikingur	ISL	0	0.0
227		Magnusson Thorsteinn	ISL	0	0.0