The third round of the Reykjavik Open started with some interesting pairings. The ratings differences were still big, but the lower rated players were really looking for their chance to get a GM scalp.
The fact that two rounds were played on the same day increased the probability of upsets taking place. Even the strongest Grandmasters of the world get tired and may commit blunders under the pressure.
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David Navara, who arrived to Iceland as the third seed, drew another game against a weaker opponent. This time it was Icelandic GM Fridrik Olafsson who held the strong Czech Grandmaster.
Furthermore, it was Olafsson the one who could have kept playing for a win in the final position. Navara will need to show top class in the next rounds because he cannot keep giving points away if he wants to win the event.
Another strong player who got in trouble was GM Ivan Sokolov. The experienced Dutch decided to take a bye on today’s morning round, probably to save some energy. However, he fell into a difficult defensive position against American FM Adarsh Yarakumar, who grabbed strong activity with his pieces and took the full point.
Olafsson - Navara
Scottish IM Andrew Muir (2313), who earlier signed a quick point against Egyptian GM Bassem Amin (2631), obtained another very important victory against French GM Sebastian Maze (2556) in a very complicated tactical fight.
Icelandic National Champion Throstur Thorhallsson drew against Chinese Bu Xiangzhi on the 7th board.
The direct clashes between candidates to take the top prizes start tomorrow. GM Bartosz Socko faces GM Anish Giri on the first board; GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will have the white pieces against GM Erwin L’Ami; and Bulgarian GM Ivan Cheparinov will play against GM Vladimir Baklan.
Anish Giri
Standings after 3 rounds:
| 1 | GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2722 | 3.0 |
| GM | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2709 | 3.0 | |
| GM | Gajewski Grzegorz | POL | 2644 | 3.0 | |
| GM | L’ami Erwin | NED | 2622 | 3.0 | |
| GM | Shulman Yury | USA | 2563 | 3.0 | |
| GM | Kveinys Aloyzas | LTU | 2533 | 3.0 | |
| IM | Wei Yi | CHN | 2501 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2688 | 3.0 |
| GM | So Wesley | PHI | 2684 | 3.0 | |
| GM | Socko Bartosz | POL | 2643 | 3.0 | |
| IM | Muir Andrew J Mr | SCO | 2313 | 3.0 | |
| 12 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2678 | 3.0 |
| 13 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2715 | 3.0 |
| GM | Baklan Vladimir | UKR | 2609 | 3.0 | |
| IM | Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn | ISL | 2509 | 3.0 | |
| 16 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2637 | 2.5 |
| 17 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | CHN | 2675 | 2.5 |
| GM | Grandelius Nils | SWE | 2566 | 2.5 | |
| GM | Esen Baris | TUR | 2565 | 2.5 | |
| IM | Guramishvili Sopiko | GEO | 2414 | 2.5 | |
| IM | Hagen Andreas Skytte | DEN | 2411 | 2.5 | |
| 22 | GM | Solak Dragan | TUR | 2603 | 2.5 |
| GM | Dziuba Marcin | POL | 2602 | 2.5 | |
| GM | Ipatov Alexander | TUR | 2569 | 2.5 | |
| GM | Thorhallsson Throstur | ISL | 2441 | 2.5 | |
| WGM | Guo Qi | CHN | 2431 | 2.5 | |
| IM | Li Wenliang | CHN | 2411 | 2.5 | |
| 28 | IM | Ris Robert | NED | 2407 | 2.5 |
| 29 | GM | Halkias Stelios | GRE | 2566 | 2.5 |
| GM | Stefansson Hannes | ISL | 2496 | 2.5 | |
| 31 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2622 | 2.5 |
| IM | Krush Irina | USA | 2460 | 2.5 | |
| 33 | GM | Kristjansson Stefan | ISL | 2486 | 2.5 |
| 34 | IM | Diermair Andreas | AUT | 2407 | 2.5 |
| 35 | GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | TUR | 2531 | 2.5 |
| 36 | GM | Ding Liren | CHN | 2709 | 2.5 |
| 37 | FM | Jayakumar Adarsh | USA | 2271 | 2.5 |
| 38 | WGM | Huang Qian | CHN | 2478 | 2.0 |
| 39 | IM | Smith Axel | SWE | 2485 | 2.0 |
| WGM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2466 | 2.0 | |
| IM | Mikkelsen Nikolaj | DEN | 2421 | 2.0 | |
| 42 | IM | Bartholomew John | USA | 2435 | 2.0 |
| Beeke Bob | NED | 2257 | 2.0 | ||
| 44 | GM | Williams Simon K | ENG | 2498 | 2.0 |
| IM | Borsos Bogdan | UKR | 2260 | 2.0 | |
| 46 | IM | Lou Yiping | CHN | 2468 | 2.0 |
| FM | Bjerke Richard | NOR | 2131 | 2.0 | |
| 48 | WGM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2312 | 2.0 |
| 49 | Wang Yiye | CHN | 2226 | 2.0 | |
| 50 | Thorhallsson Gylfi | ISL | 2141 | 2.0 | |
| 51 | GM | Amin Bassem | EGY | 2631 | 2.0 |
| IM | Andersen Mads | DEN | 2462 | 2.0 | |
| IM | Schreiner Peter | AUT | 2439 | 2.0 | |
| IM | Kjartansson Gudmundur | ISL | 2430 | 2.0 | |
| IM | Bekker-Jensen Simon | DEN | 2405 | 2.0 | |
| WGM | Ptacnikova Lenka | ISL | 2269 | 2.0 | |
| 57 | GM | Olafsson Fridrik | ISL | 2416 | 2.0 |
| 58 | GM | Maze Sebastien | FRA | 2556 | 2.0 |
| FM | Handler Lukas | AUT | 2369 | 2.0 | |
| WGM | Kashlinskaya Alina | RUS | 2350 | 2.0 | |
| FM | Gislason Gudmundur | ISL | 2329 | 2.0 | |
| IM | Prosviriakov Vladimir | USA | 2297 | 2.0 | |
| Christiansen Johan-Sebastian | NOR | 2071 | 2.0 | ||
| 64 | Karlsson Robin | SWE | 1980 | 2.0 | |
| 65 | WGM | Wang Jue | CHN | 2375 | 2.0 |
| IM | Kislik Erik Andrew | USA | 2359 | 2.0 | |
| WIM | Van Weersel Arlette | NED | 2211 | 2.0 | |
| 68 | FM | Hambleton Aman | CAN | 2472 | 2.0 |
| 69 | GM | Navara David | CZE | 2710 | 2.0 |
| GM | Oleksienko Mikhailo | UKR | 2568 | 2.0 | |
| 71 | NM | Norowitz Yaacov | USA | 2432 | 2.0 |
| 72 | IM | Zumsande Martin | GER | 2419 | 2.0 |
| 73 | Van Heirzeele Daniel | BEL | 2125 | 2.0 | |
| 74 | FM | Thompson Ian D | ENG | 2260 | 2.0 |
| Drill Frank | GER | 2124 | 2.0 | ||
| 76 | FM | Bewersdorff Oliver | GER | 2335 | 2.0 |
| FM | Kvisvik Brede | NOR | 2314 | 2.0 | |
| Tari Aryan | NOR | 2263 | 2.0 | ||
| Frick Renato | LIE | 2075 | 2.0 | ||
| 80 | GM | Xiu Deshun | CHN | 2530 | 2.0 |
| GM | Danielsen Henrik | ISL | 2507 | 2.0 | |
| WFM | Frisk Ellinor | SWE | 2197 | 2.0 | |
| Halldorsson Bragi | ISL | 2180 | 2.0 | ||
| Helin Mikael | SWE | 1910 | 2.0 | ||
| 85 | Bird Andrew | AUS | 2223 | 2.0 | |
| Ornolfsson Magnus P. | ISL | 2169 | 2.0 | ||
| 87 | Karason Askell O | ISL | 2235 | 2.0 | |
| CM | Herbold Manfred | GER | 2125 | 2.0 | |
| Johansen Stian | NOR | 2090 | 2.0 | ||
| Jonsson Olafur Gisli | ISL | 1870 | 2.0 | ||
| 91 | IM | Miedema David – | NED | 2364 | 2.0 |
| 92 | IM | Urkedal Frode | NOR | 2473 | 2.0 |
| 93 | Bergsson Stefan | ISL | 2180 | 1.5 | |
| 94 | WGM | Mamedjarova Turkan | AZE | 2280 | 1.5 |
| Omarsson Dadi | ISL | 2212 | 1.5 | ||
| 96 | GM | Sokolov Ivan | NED | 2644 | 1.5 |
| FM | Valenti Giuseppe | ITA | 2204 | 1.5 | |
| Maack Kjartan | ISL | 2136 | 1.5 | ||
| 99 | WGM | Mammadova Gulnar | AZE | 2369 | 1.5 |
| Finnbogadottir Tinna Kristin | ISL | 1871 | 1.5 | ||
| 101 | WGM | Cherednichenko Svetlana | UKR | 2307 | 1.5 |
| 102 | IM | Arngrimsson Dagur | ISL | 2375 | 1.5 |
| FM | Andreasen Per Naesby | DEN | 2302 | 1.5 | |
| WFM | Thorsteinsdottir Gudlaug | ISL | 2041 | 1.5 | |
| Gunnarsson Sigurdur Jon | ISL | 2000 | 1.5 | ||
| Newrkla Alexander | AUT | 1969 | 1.5 | ||
| 107 | IM | Thorfinnsson Bjorn IM | ISL | 2386 | 1.5 |
| WGM | L’ami Alina | ROU | 2362 | 1.5 | |
| FM | Ekeberg Carl Fredrik | NOR | 2274 | 1.5 | |
| Halldorsson Jon Arni | ISL | 2222 | 1.5 | ||
| Ragnarsson Johann | ISL | 2046 | 1.5 | ||
| Johannsson Orn Leo | ISL | 1953 | 1.5 | ||
| 113 | Birgisdottir Ingibjorg | ISL | 1783 | 1.5 | |
| 114 | Ragnarsson Dagur | ISL | 1961 | 1.5 | |
| 115 | FM | Cubas Pons Juan Miguel | ESP | 2284 | 1.5 |
| Wahlbom Magnus | SWE | 2279 | 1.5 | ||
| Raddatz Michael | GER | 2075 | 1.5 | ||
| Isaksson Per | SWE | 2016 | 1.5 | ||
| 119 | Palsson Halldor | ISL | 2078 | 1.5 | |
| Ofstad Sigurd | NOR | 1985 | 1.5 | ||
| 121 | IM | Bjarnason Saevar | ISL | 2133 | 1.5 |
| 122 | Ingvason Johann | ISL | 2148 | 1.5 | |
| 123 | Leimeister Winfried | GER | 1909 | 1.5 | |
| WCM | Roberts Lynda | WLS | 1903 | 1.5 | |
| Hauksdottir Hrund | ISL | 1671 | 1.5 | ||
| 126 | WFM | Newrkla Katharina | AUT | 2135 | 1.5 |
| Herda Christoph Dr. | GER | 1915 | 1.5 | ||
| Fivelstad Jon Olav | NOR | 1888 | 1.5 | ||
| Eliasson Kristjan Orn | ISL | 1873 | 1.5 | ||
| Johannsdottir Johanna Bjorg | ISL | 1872 | 1.5 | ||
| 131 | Steindorsson Sigurdur P. | ISL | 2235 | 1.5 | |
| 132 | Knútsson Lárus | ISL | 2072 | 1.5 | |
| 133 | Gjertsen Petter | NOR | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 134 | Rodriguez Fonseca Jorge | ESP | 2009 | 1.5 | |
| 135 | Andreasen Jakup A.R. | FAI | 1992 | 1.5 | |
| Kuehnast Volker | GER | 1936 | 1.5 | ||
| 137 | Murray Michael A. | CAN | 2017 | 1.0 | |
| Pretterhofer Kiaras | AUT | 1997 | 1.0 | ||
| 139 | Mihajlov Svetoslav | NOR | 2071 | 1.0 | |
| 140 | Heerde Thomas | GER | 2053 | 1.0 | |
| Palmqvist Fredrik | SWE | 2050 | 1.0 | ||
| 142 | Mihajlov Sebastian | NOR | 2059 | 1.0 | |
| Jensen Soren | DEN | 1909 | 1.0 | ||
| 144 | FM | Malmdin Nils-Ake | SWE | 2281 | 1.0 |
| Michel Steve | NED | 2008 | 1.0 | ||
| Kleinert Juergen | GER | 1991 | 1.0 | ||
| Johannesson Oliver | ISL | 1988 | 1.0 | ||
| Vigfusson Vigfus | ISL | 1985 | 1.0 | ||
| Schadd Jan | NED | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| 150 | Egilsson Fridrik Orn | ISL | 0 | 1.0 | |
| 151 | Doell Detlef | GER | 2044 | 1.0 | |
| Merkesvik Sondre | NOR | 1903 | 1.0 | ||
| Ingason Sigurdur | ISL | 1878 | 1.0 | ||
| Masson Kjartan | ISL | 1856 | 1.0 | ||
| 155 | Kristinardottir Elsa Maria | ISL | 1747 | 1.0 | |
| 156 | Maggason Oskar Mason | ISL | 1903 | 1.0 | |
| Klug Christian | GER | 1894 | 1.0 | ||
| Billot Daniel | FRA | 1731 | 1.0 | ||
| 159 | Schou-Moldt Thomas | DEN | 2236 | 1.0 | |
| Marentini Marcel | SUI | 2069 | 1.0 | ||
| Birgisson Ingvar Orn | ISL | 1953 | 1.0 | ||
| 162 | Bergthorsson Jon Thor | ISL | 2125 | 1.0 | |
| WCM | Orlova Yelizaveta | CAN | 1978 | 1.0 | |
| Thorsteinsdottir Hallgerdur | ISL | 1960 | 1.0 | ||
| Jablon Stephen | USA | 1896 | 1.0 | ||
| Ghaderi Arman K | NOR | 1827 | 1.0 | ||
| Davidsdottir Nansy | ISL | 1479 | 1.0 | ||
| 168 | Jacobsen Trond | NOR | 1610 | 1.0 | |
| 169 | Hardarson Jon Trausti | ISL | 1853 | 1.0 | |
| 170 | Bjornes Leif | NOR | 1957 | 1.0 | |
| 171 | Jonsson Gauti Pall | ISL | 1519 | 1.0 | |
| 172 | Haraldsson Leif | SWE | 2028 | 1.0 | |
| Johansen Arnt-Ole | NOR | 1817 | 1.0 | ||
| Thorgeirsson Jon Kristinn | ISL | 1766 | 1.0 | ||
| Leosson Atli Johann | ISL | 1736 | 1.0 | ||
| Kruglyak Mikhail | USA | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| Hilmarsson Andri Steinn | ISL | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| 178 | Karlsson Mikael Johann | ISL | 1990 | 1.0 | |
| 179 | Sigurdarson Alec Elias | ISL | 0 | 1.0 | |
| 180 | Hyotyla Tapio | SUI | 1792 | 1.0 | |
| 181 | Sverrisson Nokkvi | ISL | 1990 | 1.0 | |
| 182 | Bragason Gudmundur Agnar | ISL | 0 | 1.0 | |
| 183 | Storesund Henrik | NOR | 1759 | 1.0 | |
| Thorhallsson Simon | ISL | 1451 | 1.0 | ||
| 185 | Bue Gunnar | NOR | 1695 | 1.0 | |
| 186 | Holm Fridgeir K | ISL | 1733 | 1.0 | |
| Seim Fredrik | NOR | 1714 | 1.0 | ||
| Ontiveros John | ISL | 1700 | 1.0 | ||
| Sundsbo Sigve | NOR | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| Petersen Jakob Alexander | ISL | 1370 | 1.0 | ||
| 191 | Evenson Kent | USA | 0 | 1.0 | |
| 192 | Pantzar Milton | SWE | 1693 | 0.5 | |
| 193 | Arntsen Frode | NOR | 1840 | 0.5 | |
| 194 | Stefansson Vignir Vatnar | ISL | 1652 | 0.5 | |
| 195 | Traustason Ingi Tandri | ISL | 1840 | 0.5 | |
| 196 | Kolka Dawid | ISL | 1646 | 0.5 | |
| 197 | Meier Gerd | GER | 1949 | 0.5 | |
| Magnusdottir Veronika Steinun | ISL | 1557 | 0.5 | ||
| Steinthorsson Felix | ISL | 1449 | 0.5 | ||
| 200 | Saemundsson Bjarni | ISL | 1935 | 0.5 | |
| 201 | Hojgaard Brandur | FAI | 1734 | 0.5 | |
| Vignisson Ingvar Egill | ISL | 1542 | 0.5 | ||
| 203 | Heimisson Hilmir Freyr | ISL | 1693 | 0.5 | |
| 204 | Hisnay Gregory | USA | 0 | 0.5 | |
| Johannesson Petur | ISL | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 206 | Petersson Baldur Teodor | SWE | 1575 | 0.5 | |
| Böðvarsson Böðvar | ISL | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 208 | Bauza Mercere Eduardo | ARG | 1809 | 0.5 | |
| 209 | de Winter Eric | NED | 1823 | 0.5 | |
| Kjartansson Dagur | ISL | 1623 | 0.5 | ||
| 211 | Davidsson Oskar Vikingur | ISL | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 212 | Smith Chris P | ENG | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bakkejord Odd Vidar | NOR | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Kolica Donika | ISL | 1251 | 0.0 | ||
| 215 | Mehringer Joerg | GER | 1908 | 0.0 | |
| Ohlsson Mikael | SWE | 1811 | 0.0 | ||
| Bjeglerud Jarle | NOR | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Leifsson Thorsteinn | ISL | 1759 | 0.0 | ||
| Bakkes Frits | NED | 1750 | 0.0 | ||
| Ramtin Raman | IRI | 1661 | 0.0 | ||
| Einarsson Oskar Long | ISL | 1613 | 0.0 | ||
| Palsdottir Soley Lind | ISL | 1393 | 0.0 | ||
| Laitamaa Tore Johan Melker | NOR | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Magnusson Thorsteinn | ISL | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 225 | Ragnarsson Heimir Pall | ISL | 1354 | 0.0 | |
| Hrafnsson Hilmir | ISL | 1331 | 0.0 | ||
| Kristbergsson Bjorgvin | ISL | 1197 | 0.0 |
