IM Wei Yi among the six leaders at Reykjavik

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The 8th round of the Reykjavik Open was played today. The top four boards finished with draws and the leading pack has grown to six players. The surprise at the top is the 14-years old Chinese IM Wei Yi, who today beat GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

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GM Ding Liren from China played with black against the reigning World Junior Champion Alexander Ipatov.

The Turkish young star played actively, moving his pawns forward to gain an important space advantage. The position was very tense and the mistake committed by Ipatov was decisive – his kingside light squares were very weak and the Chinese took the advantage.

GM Ivan Sokolov has not been showing his real strength here in Reykjavik. He lost today against Polish GM Martin Dziuba. The Dutch GM resigned on move 68, when his opponent was about to win a bishop endgame a pawn up.

The surprise of the round was the victory by IM Wei Yi against second seed GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The French star probably was over-confident and went forward carelessly with 14…g5. The Chinese took advantage of his opponent’s adventurous ideas and got the win on move 33.

The chasing pack that stands at 6/8 points is composed of eleven players, including rating favorites GM Anish Giri and GM David Navara.

Navara had a nice win today against British GM Simon Williams. The Czech player simplified the position knowing that Williams thrives on complications. The final sequence of the game saw Navara sacrificing a piece to get a very strong pawn chain on a3-b4. Williams resigned on move 32.

Besides the presence of Wei Yi among the leaders, the Chinese representatives directed another surprise on the lower boards. WGM Wang Jue defeated French GM Sebastian Maze in 33 moves. Maze played passively and the young Chinese was not afraid to move forward and gain a big initiative that granted her the full point.

Everything will be decided on the last two rounds at Reykjavik. Replay/follow the games here.

Standings after 8 rounds:

1	GM	Eljanov Pavel	UKR	2678	6.5
2	GM	So Wesley	PHI	2684	6.5
3	GM	Dziuba Marcin	POL	2602	6.5
4	GM	Gajewski Grzegorz	POL	2644	6.5
5	IM	Wei Yi	CHN	2501	6.5
6	GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2709	6.5
7	GM	Yu Yangyi	CHN	2688	6.0
8	GM	Giri Anish	NED	2722	6.0
9	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	BUL	2709	6.0
10	GM	Jones Gawain C B	ENG	2637	6.0
11	GM	Yilmaz Mustafa	TUR	2531	6.0
12	GM	Grandelius Nils	SWE	2566	6.0
13	GM	L’ami Erwin	NED	2622	6.0
14	GM	Navara David	CZE	2710	6.0
15	GM	Stefansson Hannes	ISL	2496	6.0
16	GM	Amin Bassem	EGY	2631	6.0
17	IM	Guramishvili Sopiko	GEO	2414	6.0
18	GM	Ipatov Alexander	TUR	2569	5.5
19	GM	Halkias Stelios	GRE	2566	5.5
20	GM	Solak Dragan	TUR	2603	5.5
21	GM	Bu Xiangzhi	CHN	2675	5.5
22	GM	Kuzubov Yuriy	UKR	2622	5.5
23	IM	Andersen Mads	DEN	2462	5.5
24	GM	Esen Baris	TUR	2565	5.5
25	GM	Danielsen Henrik	ISL	2507	5.5
26	WGM	Wang Jue	CHN	2375	5.5
27	NM	Norowitz Yaacov	USA	2432	5.5
28	GM	Thorhallsson Throstur	ISL	2441	5.5
29	IM	Lou Yiping	CHN	2468	5.5
30	GM	Xiu Deshun	CHN	2530	5.5
31	IM	Bartholomew John	USA	2435	5.5
32	IM	Schreiner Peter	AUT	2439	5.5
33	GM	Sokolov Ivan	NED	2644	5.5
34	IM	Urkedal Frode	NOR	2473	5.5
35	IM	Zumsande Martin	GER	2419	5.5
36	WGM	Cherednichenko Svetlana	UKR	2307	5.5
37	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	FRA	2715	5.0
38	GM	Socko Bartosz	POL	2643	5.0
39	GM	Shulman Yury	USA	2563	5.0
40	IM	Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn	ISL	2509	5.0
41	GM	Baklan Vladimir	UKR	2609	5.0
42	IM	Li Wenliang	CHN	2411	5.0
43	WGM	Tan Zhongyi	CHN	2466	5.0
44	WGM	Huang Qian	CHN	2478	5.0
45	GM	Kveinys Aloyzas	LTU	2533	5.0
46	GM	Williams Simon K	ENG	2498	5.0
47	FM	Bjerke Richard	NOR	2131	5.0
48	GM	Oleksienko Mikhailo	UKR	2568	5.0
49	IM	Arngrimsson Dagur	ISL	2375	5.0
50	GM	Kristjansson Stefan	ISL	2486	5.0
51	WGM	Guo Qi	CHN	2431	5.0
52	IM	Kjartansson Gudmundur	ISL	2430	5.0
	IM	Ris Robert	NED	2407	5.0
54	WGM	Saduakassova Dinara	KAZ	2312	5.0
55	IM	Diermair Andreas	AUT	2407	5.0
56	IM	Smith Axel	SWE	2485	5.0
57		Tari Aryan	NOR	2263	5.0
58	WGM	Mammadova Gulnar	AZE	2369	5.0
59		Wang Yiye	CHN	2226	5.0
60	FM	Gislason Gudmundur	ISL	2329	5.0
61	IM	Mikkelsen Nikolaj	DEN	2421	5.0
62		Beeke Bob	NED	2257	5.0
63	FM	Thompson Ian D	ENG	2260	5.0
64	IM	Prosviriakov Vladimir	USA	2297	5.0
65	IM	Thorfinnsson Bjorn IM	ISL	2386	5.0
66	IM	Borsos Bogdan	UKR	2260	5.0
67	FM	Cubas Pons Juan Miguel	ESP	2284	5.0
68		Ragnarsson Johann	ISL	2046	5.0
69	FM	Andreasen Per Naesby	DEN	2302	5.0
70	IM	Bekker-Jensen Simon	DEN	2405	5.0
71	FM	Ekeberg Carl Fredrik	NOR	2274	5.0
72	IM	Muir Andrew J	SCO	2313	4.5
73	GM	Maze Sebastien	FRA	2556	4.5
74	FM	Jayakumar Adarsh	USA	2271	4.5
75	IM	Hagen Andreas Skytte	DEN	2411	4.5
76	IM	Kislik Erik Andrew	USA	2359	4.5
77	WGM	L’ami Alina	ROU	2362	4.5
78	GM	Olafsson Fridrik	ISL	2416	4.5
79	IM	Krush Irina	USA	2460	4.5
80	FM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2472	4.5
81	WGM	Mamedjarova Turkan	AZE	2280	4.5
82	WGM	Kashlinskaya Alina	RUS	2350	4.5
83	FM	Bewersdorff Oliver	GER	2335	4.5
84		Omarsson Dadi	ISL	2212	4.5
85	FM	Handler Lukas	AUT	2369	4.5
86		Finnbogadottir Tinna Kristin	ISL	1871	4.5
87	IM	Miedema David	NED	2364	4.5
88		Schou-Moldt Thomas	DEN	2236	4.5
89		Wahlbom Magnus	SWE	2279	4.5
90		Steindorsson Sigurdur P.	ISL	2235	4.5
91		Drill Frank	GER	2124	4.5
92	FM	Valenti Giuseppe	ITA	2204	4.5
93	WGM	Ptacnikova Lenka	ISL	2269	4.5
94		Johansen Stian	NOR	2090	4.5
95		Bergthorsson Jon Thor	ISL	2125	4.5
96		Sverrisson Nokkvi	ISL	1990	4.5
97		Kuehnast Volker	GER	1936	4.5
98		Saemundsson Bjarni	ISL	1935	4.5
99		Ragnarsson Dagur	ISL	1961	4.0
100		Bird Andrew	AUS	2223	4.0
101	FM	Kvisvik Brede	NOR	2314	4.0
102	WFM	Thorsteinsdottir Gudlaug	ISL	2041	4.0
103		Helin Mikael	SWE	1910	4.0
104	WFM	Newrkla Katharina	AUT	2135	4.0
105		Johannsson Orn Leo	ISL	1953	4.0
106		Palmqvist Fredrik	SWE	2050	4.0
107		Thorhallsson Gylfi	ISL	2141	4.0
108	WFM	Frisk Ellinor	SWE	2197	4.0
109		Halldorsson Bragi	ISL	2180	4.0
110		Karason Askell O	ISL	2235	4.0
111		Ornolfsson Magnus P.	ISL	2169	4.0
112		Marentini Marcel	SUI	2069	4.0
113	WCM	Roberts Lynda	WLS	1903	4.0
114		Isaksson Per	SWE	2016	4.0
115		Mihajlov Sebastian	NOR	2059	4.0
116		Ofstad Sigurd	NOR	1985	4.0
117		Kleinert Juergen	GER	1991	4.0
118		Maack Kjartan	ISL	2136	4.0
119		Karlsson Mikael Johann	ISL	1990	4.0
120		Doell Detlef	GER	2044	4.0
121		Halldorsson Jon Arni	ISL	2222	4.0
122		Palsson Halldor	ISL	2078	4.0
123		Pretterhofer Kiaras	AUT	1997	4.0
124		Hardarson Jon Trausti	ISL	1853	4.0
125		Thorsteinsdottir Hallgerdur	ISL	1960	4.0
126		Karlsson Robin	SWE	1980	4.0
127		Ingvason Johann	ISL	2148	4.0
128		Schadd Jan	NED	0	4.0
129		Vigfusson Vigfus	ISL	1985	4.0
130		Thorgeirsson Jon Kristinn	ISL	1766	4.0
131		Frick Renato	LIE	2075	4.0
132		Merkesvik Sondre	NOR	1903	4.0
133		Murray Michael A.	CAN	2017	4.0
134		Bjornes Leif	NOR	1957	4.0
135	WIM	Van Weersel Arlette	NED	2211	3.5
136	FM	Malmdin Nils-Ake	SWE	2281	3.5
137	IM	Bjarnason Saevar	ISL	2133	3.5
138		Bergsson Stefan	ISL	2180	3.5
139		Rodriguez Fonseca Jorge	ESP	2009	3.5
140		Christiansen Johan-Sebastian	NOR	2071	3.5
141		Van Heirzeele Daniel	BEL	2125	3.5
142		Mihajlov Svetoslav	NOR	2071	3.5
143		Newrkla Alexander	AUT	1969	3.5
144	CM	Herbold Manfred	GER	2125	3.5
145		Leimeister Winfried	GER	1909	3.5
146		Birgisson Ingvar Orn	ISL	1953	3.5
147		Johannesson Oliver	ISL	1988	3.5
148		Eliasson Kristjan Orn	ISL	1873	3.5
149		Andreasen Jakup A.R.	FAI	1992	3.5
150		Fivelstad Jon Olav	NOR	1888	3.5
151		Kjartansson Dagur	ISL	1623	3.5
152		Raddatz Michael	GER	2075	3.5
		Ghaderi Arman K	NOR	1827	3.5
154		de Winter Eric	NED	1823	3.5
155		Arntsen Frode	NOR	1840	3.5
156		Mehringer Joerg	GER	1908	3.5
157		Traustason Ingi Tandri	ISL	1840	3.5
158		Meier Gerd	GER	1949	3.5
159		Jensen Soren	DEN	1909	3.0
160		Heerde Thomas	GER	2053	3.0
161		Jonsson Olafur Gisli	ISL	1870	3.0
162		Hyotyla Tapio	SUI	1792	3.0
163		Haraldsson Leif	SWE	2028	3.0
164		Egilsson Fridrik Orn	ISL	0	3.0
165		Seim Fredrik	NOR	1714	3.0
166		Hojgaard Brandur	FAI	1734	3.0
167		Johannsdottir Johanna Bjorg	ISL	1872	3.0
168		Jablon Stephen	USA	1896	3.0
169		Knútsson Lárus	ISL	2072	3.0
170		Masson Kjartan	ISL	1856	3.0
171		Billot Daniel	FRA	1731	3.0
172		Michel Steve	NED	2008	3.0
		Klug Christian	GER	1894	3.0
174		Kruglyak Mikhail	USA	0	3.0
175		Ingason Sigurdur	ISL	1878	3.0
176		Stefansson Vignir Vatnar	ISL	1652	3.0
177		Hisnay Gregory	USA	0	3.0
178		Heimisson Hilmir Freyr	ISL	1693	3.0
179		Hilmarsson Andri Steinn	ISL	0	3.0
180		Gjertsen Petter	NOR	0	3.0
181		Hauksdottir Hrund	ISL	1671	3.0
182		Vignisson Ingvar Egill	ISL	1542	3.0
183		Bjeglerud Jarle	NOR	0	3.0
184		Leosson Atli Johann	ISL	1736	3.0
185		Magnusdottir Veronika Steinun	ISL	1557	3.0
186	WCM	Orlova Yelizaveta	CAN	1978	3.0
187		Ohlsson Mikael	SWE	1811	3.0
188		Thorhallsson Simon	ISL	1451	3.0
189		Ragnarsson Heimir Pall	ISL	1354	3.0
190		Herda Christoph Dr.	GER	1915	2.5
191		Jacobsen Trond	NOR	1610	2.5
192		Gunnarsson Sigurdur Jon	ISL	2000	2.5
193		Johansen Arnt-Ole	NOR	1817	2.5
194		Maggason Oskar	ISL	1903	2.5
195		Evenson Kent	USA	0	2.5
196		Davidsdottir Nansy	ISL	1479	2.5
197		Jonsson Gauti Pall	ISL	1519	2.5
198		Petersson Baldur Teodor	SWE	1575	2.5
199		Storesund Henrik	NOR	1759	2.5
200		Sundsbo Sigve	NOR	0	2.5
201		Kristinardottir Elsa Maria	ISL	1747	2.5
202		Bauza Mercere Eduardo	ARG	1809	2.5
203		Palsdottir Soley Lind	ISL	1393	2.5
204		Einarsson Oskar Long	ISL	1613	2.5
205		Bakkejord Odd Vidar	NOR	0	2.5
206		Leifsson Thorsteinn	ISL	1759	2.5
207		Birgisdottir Ingibjorg	ISL	1783	2.0
208		Kolka Dawid	ISL	1646	2.0
209		Pantzar Milton	SWE	1693	2.0
210		Holm Fridgeir K	ISL	1733	2.0
211		Ontiveros John	ISL	1700	2.0
212		Ramtin Raman	IRI	1661	2.0
213		Steinthorsson Felix	ISL	1449	2.0
214		Petersen Jakob Alexander	ISL	1370	2.0
215		Bragason Gudmundur Agnar	ISL	0	2.0
216		Hrafnsson Hilmir	ISL	1331	2.0
217		Smith Chris P	ENG	0	2.0
218		Bakkes Frits	NED	1750	2.0
219		Sigurdarson Alec Elias	ISL	0	2.0
220		Laitamaa Tore Johan Melker	NOR	0	2.0
221		Bue Gunnar	NOR	1695	1.5
222		Johannesson Petur	ISL	0	1.5
223		Kristbergsson Bjorgvin	ISL	1197	1.5
224		Magnusson Thorsteinn	ISL	0	1.5
225		Kolica Donika	ISL	1251	1.0
226		Bodvarsson Bodvar	ISL	0	1.0
227		Davidsson Oskar Vikingur	ISL	0	0.0