Reykjavik Open 2013

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The Reykjavik Open 2013 will take place 19-27 February in Iceland. It will be one of the top open chess tournaments of the year, with over 100 titled players. Top seeded are GM Vachier Largave (France), GM David Navara (Czech Republic), and GM Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria), and GM Ding Liren (China).

Live games with analysis here

 

Several players will be aiming to break the 2700 ELO barrier. GM Nigel Short, who recently lost the dramatic tiebreak in Gibraltar is among the group close to the target, together with GM Yu Yangyi, GM Wesley So, GM Pavel Eljanov, and GM Bu Xingzhi.

The event is unpredictable, as multiple 2600+ players will have a shot at the first positions. With solid practice from Tata Steel arrive GM Ivan Sokolov, GM Erwin L’Ami, GM Nils Grandelius, GM Alexander Ipatov, IM Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson, GM Alexander Kovchan, while high scores are expected from GM Gawain Jones and GM Amin Bassem.

USA is sending GM Yuri Shulman, GM Gregory Kaidanov, IM Irina Krush, IM John Bartholomew, NM Yaacov Norowitz, IM Vladimir Prosviriakov, Mike Murray, Stephen Jablon, Gregory Hisnay,Mikhail Kruglyak, and Kent Evenson while Canada is putting high hopes on Chessdom commentator IM Aman Hambleton and WCM Yelizaveta Orlova.

The only Russian players to appear on the list are WGM Alina Kashlinskaya and the untitled Igor Ryabov.

 

 

 

 

Official website / Live games

Reykjavik Open participants

1	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	FRA	2715
2	GM	Navara David	CZE	2710
3	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	BUL	2709
4	GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2709
5	GM	Short Nigel D	ENG	2690
6	GM	Yu Yangyi	CHN	2688
7	GM	So Wesley	PHI	2684
8	GM	Eljanov Pavel	UKR	2678
9	GM	Bu Xiangzhi	CHN	2675
10	GM	Gajewski Grzegorz	POL	2644
11	GM	Sokolov Ivan	NED	2644
12	GM	Socko Bartosz	POL	2643
13	GM	Jones Gawain C B	ENG	2637
14	GM	Amin Bassem	EGY	2631
15	GM	Miton Kamil	POL	2626
16	GM	Kuzubov Yuriy	UKR	2622
17	GM	L Ami Erwin	NED	2622
18	GM	Baklan Vladimir	UKR	2609
19	GM	Solak Dragan	TUR	2603
20	GM	Dziuba Marcin	POL	2602
21	GM	Kaidanov Gregory	USA	2598
22	GM	Kovchan Alexander	UKR	2580
23	GM	Ipatov Alexander	TUR	2569
24	GM	Oleksienko Mikhailo	UKR	2568
25	GM	Grandelius Nils	SWE	2566
26	GM	Halkias Stelios	GRE	2566
27	GM	Esen Baris	TUR	2565
28	GM	Shulman Yury	USA	2563
29	GM	Maze Sebastien	FRA	2556
30	GM	Kveinys Aloyzas	LTU	2533
31	GM	Yilmaz Mustafa	TUR	2531
32	GM	Xiu Deshun	CHN	2530
33	GM	Williams Simon K	ENG	2518
34	IM	Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn	ISL	2509
35	GM	Danielsen Henrik	ISL	2507
36	FM	Wei Yi	CHN	2501
37	GM	Stefansson Hannes	ISL	2496
38	GM	Kristjánsson Stefán	ISL	2486
39	IM	Smith Axel	SWE	2485
40	WGM	Huang Qian	CHN	2478
41	IM	Urkedal Frode	NOR	2473
42	FM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2472
43	IM	Lou Yiping	CHN	2468
44	WGM	Tan Zhongyi	CHN	2466
45	IM	Andersen Mads	DEN	2462
46	IM	Krush Irina	USA	2460
47	IM	Akshayraj Kore	IND	2455
48	GM	Thorhallsson Throstur	ISL	2441
49	IM	Schreiner Peter	AUT	2439
50	IM	Bartholomew John	USA	2435
51	NM	Norowitz Yaacov	USA	2432
52	WGM	Guo Qi	CHN	2431
53	IM	Kjartansson Gudmundur	ISL	2430
54	IM	Zumsande Martin	GER	2419
55	IM	Guramishvili Sopiko	GEO	2414
56	IM	Gunnarsson Jon Viktor	ISL	2413
57	IM	Hagen Andreas	DEN	2411
58	IM	Li Wenliang	CHN	2411
59	IM	Diermair Andreas	AUT	2407
60	IM	Ris Robert	NED	2407
61	IM	Bekker-Jensen Simon	DEN	2405
62	IM	Thorfinnsson Bjorn IM	ISL	2386
63	IM	Arngrimsson Dagur	ISL	2375
64		Wang Jue	CHN	2375
65	FM	Handler Lukas	AUT	2369
66	WGM	Mammadova Gulnar	AZE	2369
67	IM	Miedema David –	NED	2364
68	WGM	L Ami Alina	ROU	2362
69	IM	Thinius Marco	GER	2354
70	WGM	Kashlinskaya Alina	RUS	2350
71	FM	Bewersdorff Oliver	GER	2335
72	FM	Gislason Gudmundur	ISL	2329
73	FM	Kvisvik Brede	NOR	2314
74	IM	Muir Andrew J Mr	SCO	2313
75	WGM	Saduakassova Dinara	KAZ	2312
76	WGM	Cherednichenko Svetlana	UKR	2307
77	FM	Lagerman Róbert	ISL	2304
78	FM	Andreasen Per	DEN	2302
79		AMEWOUNOU KOMLAN KOUESSAN	TGO	2300
80	FM	Jensson Einar Hjalti	ISL	2300
81	IM	Prosviriakov Vladimir	USA	2297
82	FM	Cubas Pons Juan	ESP	2284
83	FM	Malmdin Nils-Ake	SWE	2281
84	WGM	Mamedjarova Turkan	AZE	2280
85		Wahlbom Magnus	SWE	2279
86	FM	Ekeberg Carl Fredrik	NOR	2274
87	WGM	Ptacnikova Lenka	ISL	2269
88	IM	Bogdan Borsos	UKR	2260
89	FM	Thompson Ian	ENG	2260
90		Beeke Bob	NED	2257
91	FM	Thorsteinsson Thorsteinn	ISL	2251
92		Schou-Moldt Thomas	DEN	2236
93		Kárason Áskell Örn	ISL	2235
94		Wang Yiye	CHN	2226
95		Juegel Marcel	GER	2224
96		Bird Andrew	AUS	2223
97		Halldorsson Jón	ISL	2222
98	FM	Einarsson Halldor Gretar	ISL	2218
99	FM	Valenti Giuseppe	ITA	2204
100	WFM	Frisk Ellinor	SWE	2197
101		Halldorsson Bragi	ISL	2180
102	FM	Bjornsson Tomas	ISL	2151
103		Gylfi Þórhallsson	ISL	2141
104		Alberto Manuel	ANG	2140
105		Maack Kjartan	ISL	2136
106	WFM	Newrkla Katharina	AUT	2135
107	IM	Bjarnason Saevar	ISL	2133
108	FM	Bjerke Richard	NOR	2131
109		Herbold Manfred	GER	2125
110		Van Heirzeele Daniel	BEL	2125
111		Drill Frank	GER	2124
112		Johansen Stian	NOR	2090
113		Palsson Halldor	ISL	2078
114		Frick Renato	LIE	2075
115		Raddatz Michael	GER	2075
116		Mihajlov Svetoslav	NOR	2071
117		Marentini Marcel	SUI	2069
118		Hoegener Claude	LUX	2059
119		Mihajlov Sebastian	NOR	2059
120		Palmqvist Fredrik	SWE	2050
121		Ragnarsson Jóhann H	ISL	2046
122		Doell Detlef	GER	2044
123	WFM	Thorsteinsdottir Gudlaug	ISL	2041
124		Haraldsson Leif	SWE	2028
125		Murray Mike	USA	2017
126		Isaksson Per	SWE	2016
127		Michel Steve	NED	2008
128		Gunnarsson Sigurður Jón	ISL	2000
129		Pretterhofer Kiaras	AUT	1997
130		Andreasen Jakup A.R.	FAI	1992
131		Torgersen Terje	NOR	1992
132		Kleinert Jürgen	GER	1991
133		Karlsson Mikael Johann	ISL	1990
134		Sverrisson Nökkvi	ISL	1990
135		Ofstad Sigurd	NOR	1985
136		Vigfusson Vigfus	ISL	1985
137		Karlsson Robin	SWE	1980
138	WCM	Orlova Yelizaveta	CAN	1978
139		Newrkla Alexander	AUT	1969
140		Ragnarsson Dagur	ISL	1961
141		Thorsteinsdottir Hallgerdur Helga	ISL	1960
142		Bjornes Leif	NOR	1957
143		Birgisson Ingvar Örn	ISL	1953
144		Meier Gerd	GER	1949
145		Ryabov Igor	RUS	1946
146		Kuehnast Volker	GER	1936
147		Sæmundsson Bjarni	ISL	1935
148		Valencia Juan Pablo	CHI	1926
149		Safwat Mohamed	EGY	1922
150		Herda Christoph Dr.	GER	1915
151		Helin Mikael	SWE	1910
152		Jensen Soren	DEN	1909
153		Leimeister Winfried	GER	1909
154		Mehringer Joerg	GER	1908
155		Maggason Óskar Sigurþór  Mason	ISL	1903
156		Merkesvik Sondre	NOR	1903
157		Roberts Lynda	WLS	1903
158		Schadd Jan	NED	1899
159		Jablon Stephen	USA	1896
160		Klug Christian	GER	1894
161		Fivelstad Jon Olav	NOR	1888
162		Ingason Sigurður	ISL	1878
163		Eliasson Kristjan Orn	ISL	1873
164		Johannsdottir Johanna Bjorg	ISL	1872
165		Finnbogadottir Tinna Kristin	ISL	1871
166		Antonsson Atli	ISL	1870
167		Jonsson Olafur Gisli	ISL	1870
168		Masson Kjartan	ISL	1856
169		Arntsen Frode	NOR	1840
170		Ghaderi Arman	NOR	1827
171		de Winter Eric	NED	1823
172		Johansen Arnt Ole	NOR	1817
173		Ohlsson Mikael	SWE	1811
174	NM	lulu koko karmir dip	NAM	1800
175		Hyotyla Tapio	SUI	1792
176		CIROVIC ZELJKO	SRB	1780
177		Hisnay Gregory	USA	1778
178		Bjeglerud Jarle	NOR	1774
179		Þorgeirsson Jón Kristinn	ISL	1766
180		Leifsson Torsteinn	ISL	1759
181		Storesund Henrik	NOR	1759
182		Bakkes Frits	NED	1750
183		Kristínardóttir Elsa María	ISL	1747
184		Yaparathne Bhagya	SRI	1736
185		BILLOT Daniel	FRA	1731
186		Seim Fredrik	NOR	1714
187		Evenson Kent	USA	1709
188		Ontiveros John	ISL	1700
189		Heimisson Hilmir Freyr	ISL	1693
190		Pantzar Milton	SWE	1693
191		Ramtin Raman	IRI	1661
192		Stefansson Vignir Vatnar	ISL	1652
193		Kolka Dawid	ISL	1646
194		Kruglyak Mikhail	USA	1638
195		Kjartansson Dagur	ISL	1623
196		Einarsson Oskar Long	ISL	1613
197		Jacobsen Trond	NOR	1610
198		Petersson Baldur Teodor	SWE	1575
199		Muller Marcin	POL	1558
200		Vignisson Ingvar	ISL	1542
201		Jónsson Gauti Páll	ISL	1519
202		Smith Chris P	ENG	1506
203		Gjertsen Petter	NOR	1472
204		Sigurðsson Arnljótur	ISL	1460
205		Þórhallsson Símon	ISL	1451
206		Steinthorsson Felix	ISL	1449
207		Sundsbø Sigve	NOR	1398
208		Pálsdóttir Sóley Lind	ISL	1393
209		Ragnarsson Heimir Pall	ISL	1354
210		Hrafnsson Hilmir	ISL	1331
211		Bakkejord Odd Vidar	NOR	1207
212		Kristbergsson Bjorgvin	ISL	1197
213		Laitamaa Melker	NOR	1161
214		Johannesson Petur	ISL	1000
215		Magnússon Þorsteinn	ISL	1000
216		Bauza Mercere Eduardo	ARG	0
217		Jamali Amir	IRI	0
218		Sahibjanov Aliaga Baku	AZE	0
219		Sigurðarson Alec	ISL	0