The Reykjavik Open 2013 started today in Iceland. The event gathered a large field with very strong players, including four rated above 2700.
There will be minute by minute updates in the Chess bits section during this tournament.
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As it usually happens in the big opens, the first round sees some very unbalanced match-ups. For instance, the top seed Anish Giri faced an Icelandic player whose elo is 650 points lower.
This fact makes the first round results quite predictable. However, sometimes a surprise might happen because the higher rated player is over-confident or the lower rated player is having the game of his life.
The first result came when Czech GM David Navara defeated Marcel Martensini from Switzerland in just 20 moves, after the Swiss made a mistake in the opening.
Other early winners were English GM Gawain Jones, Ukrainian GM Pavel Eljanov and French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
The playing hall during the first round
While some players like Ivan Sokolov, Bartosz Socko and Ivan Cheparinov were already resting before tomorrow’s round, the Chinese star Ding Liren kept fighting to get his first point. Finally, he had to settle for a draw.
Sebastian Mihajlov, a Norwegian player with a 2059 rating took the battle to an endgame with a strange material balance. Ding Liren had a rook, a bishop and two extra pawns for Mihajlov’s queen. The Norwegian managed to set up a perpetual check on move 64.
Another surprising result came in a lower board. Soren Jensen from Denmark defeated the Norwegian IM Frode Urkedal using the Muzio variation in the King’s Gambit.
Soren Jensen's scoresheet (1.e4 e5 2.f4...)
Standings after round 1:
| 1 | Van Heirzeele Daniel | BEL | 2125 | 1.0 | |
| 2 | GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2722 | 1.0 |
| GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2715 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Navara David | CZE | 2710 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2709 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2688 | 1.0 | |
| GM | So Wesley | PHI | 2684 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2678 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Bu Xiangzhi | CHN | 2675 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Gajewski Grzegorz | POL | 2644 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Sokolov Ivan | NED | 2644 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Socko Bartosz | POL | 2643 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2637 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Amin Bassem | EGY | 2631 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2622 | 1.0 | |
| GM | L’ami Erwin | NED | 2622 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Baklan Vladimir | UKR | 2609 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Solak Dragan | TUR | 2603 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Dziuba Marcin | POL | 2602 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Ipatov Alexander | TUR | 2569 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Oleksienko Mikhailo | UKR | 2568 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Grandelius Nils | SWE | 2566 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Halkias Stelios | GRE | 2566 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Esen Baris | TUR | 2565 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Shulman Yury | USA | 2563 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Maze Sebastien | FRA | 2556 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Kveinys Aloyzas | LTU | 2533 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Xiu Deshun | CHN | 2530 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn | ISL | 2509 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Danielsen Henrik | ISL | 2507 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Wei Yi | CHN | 2501 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Williams Simon K | ENG | 2498 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Stefansson Hannes | ISL | 2496 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Kristjansson Stefan | ISL | 2486 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Smith Axel | SWE | 2485 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Huang Qian | CHN | 2478 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Hambleton Aman | CAN | 2472 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Lou Yiping | CHN | 2468 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2466 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Andersen Mads | DEN | 2462 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Krush Irina | USA | 2460 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Thorhallsson Throstur | ISL | 2441 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Schreiner Peter | AUT | 2439 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Bartholomew John | USA | 2435 | 1.0 | |
| NM | Norowitz Yaacov | USA | 2432 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Guo Qi | CHN | 2431 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Kjartansson Gudmundur | ISL | 2430 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Mikkelsen Nikolaj | DEN | 2421 | 1.0 | |
| GM | Olafsson Fridrik | ISL | 2416 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Guramishvili Sopiko | GEO | 2414 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Hagen Andreas Skytte | DEN | 2411 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Li Wenliang | CHN | 2411 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Diermair Andreas | AUT | 2407 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Ris Robert | NED | 2407 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Bekker-Jensen Simon | DEN | 2405 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Thorfinnsson Bjorn IM | ISL | 2386 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Arngrimsson Dagur | ISL | 2375 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Wang Jue | CHN | 2375 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Mammadova Gulnar | AZE | 2369 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Handler Lukas | AUT | 2369 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | L’ami Alina | ROU | 2362 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Kislik Erik Andrew | USA | 2359 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Kashlinskaya Alina | RUS | 2350 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Bewersdorff Oliver | GER | 2335 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Gislason Gudmundur | ISL | 2329 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Kvisvik Brede | NOR | 2314 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Muir Andrew J Mr | SCO | 2313 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2312 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Cherednichenko Svetlana | UKR | 2307 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Andreasen Per Naesby | DEN | 2302 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Prosviriakov Vladimir | USA | 2297 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Cubas Pons Juan Miguel | ESP | 2284 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Malmdin Nils-Ake | SWE | 2281 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Mamedjarova Turkan | AZE | 2280 | 1.0 | |
| Wahlbom Magnus | SWE | 2279 | 1.0 | ||
| FM | Ekeberg Carl Fredrik | NOR | 2274 | 1.0 | |
| WGM | Ptacnikova Lenka | ISL | 2269 | 1.0 | |
| Tari Aryan | NOR | 2263 | 1.0 | ||
| IM | Borsos Bogdan | UKR | 2260 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Thompson Ian D | ENG | 2260 | 1.0 | |
| Beeke Bob | NED | 2257 | 1.0 | ||
| Schou-Moldt Thomas | DEN | 2236 | 1.0 | ||
| Karason Askell O | ISL | 2235 | 1.0 | ||
| Wang Yiye | CHN | 2226 | 1.0 | ||
| Bird Andrew | AUS | 2223 | 1.0 | ||
| Halldorsson Jon Arni | ISL | 2222 | 1.0 | ||
| Omarsson Dadi | ISL | 2212 | 1.0 | ||
| WIM | Van Weersel Arlette | NED | 2211 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Valenti Giuseppe | ITA | 2204 | 1.0 | |
| WFM | Frisk Ellinor | SWE | 2197 | 1.0 | |
| Bergsson Stefan | ISL | 2180 | 1.0 | ||
| Halldorsson Bragi | ISL | 2180 | 1.0 | ||
| Ornolfsson Magnus P. | ISL | 2169 | 1.0 | ||
| Ingvason Johann | ISL | 2148 | 1.0 | ||
| Thorhallsson Gylfi | ISL | 2141 | 1.0 | ||
| Maack Kjartan | ISL | 2136 | 1.0 | ||
| WFM | Newrkla Katharina | AUT | 2135 | 1.0 | |
| IM | Bjarnason Saevar | ISL | 2133 | 1.0 | |
| FM | Bjerke Richard | NOR | 2131 | 1.0 | |
| CM | Herbold Manfred | GER | 2125 | 1.0 | |
| Bergthorsson Jon Thor | ISL | 2125 | 1.0 | ||
| Drill Frank | GER | 2124 | 1.0 | ||
| Johansen Stian | NOR | 2090 | 1.0 | ||
| Palsson Halldor | ISL | 2078 | 1.0 | ||
| Frick Renato | LIE | 2075 | 1.0 | ||
| Raddatz Michael | GER | 2075 | 1.0 | ||
| Jensen Soren | DEN | 1909 | 1.0 | ||
| Birgisdottir Ingibjorg | ISL | 1783 | 1.0 | ||
| 109 | GM | Ding Liren | CHN | 2709 | 0.5 |
| GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | TUR | 2531 | 0.5 | |
| IM | Zumsande Martin | GER | 2419 | 0.5 | |
| FM | Jayakumar Adarsh | USA | 2271 | 0.5 | |
| Steindorsson Sigurdur P. | ISL | 2235 | 0.5 | ||
| Mihajlov Sebastian | NOR | 2059 | 0.5 | ||
| Ragnarsson Dagur | ISL | 1961 | 0.5 | ||
| Finnbogadottir Tinna Kristin | ISL | 1871 | 0.5 | ||
| Pantzar Milton | SWE | 1693 | 0.5 | ||
| Jacobsen Trond | NOR | 1610 | 0.5 | ||
| 119 | IM | Urkedal Frode | NOR | 2473 | 0.0 |
| IM | Miedema David – | NED | 2364 | 0.0 | |
| Knútsson Lárus | ISL | 2072 | 0.0 | ||
| Christiansen Johan-Sebastian | NOR | 2071 | 0.0 | ||
| Mihajlov Svetoslav | NOR | 2071 | 0.0 | ||
| Marentini Marcel | SUI | 2069 | 0.0 | ||
| Heerde Thomas | GER | 2053 | 0.0 | ||
| Palmqvist Fredrik | SWE | 2050 | 0.0 | ||
| Ragnarsson Johann | ISL | 2046 | 0.0 | ||
| Doell Detlef | GER | 2044 | 0.0 | ||
| WFM | Thorsteinsdottir Gudlaug | ISL | 2041 | 0.0 | |
| Haraldsson Leif | SWE | 2028 | 0.0 | ||
| Murray Michael A. | CAN | 2017 | 0.0 | ||
| Isaksson Per | SWE | 2016 | 0.0 | ||
| Rodriguez Fonseca Jorge | ESP | 2009 | 0.0 | ||
| Michel Steve | NED | 2008 | 0.0 | ||
| Gunnarsson Sigurdur Jon | ISL | 2000 | 0.0 | ||
| Pretterhofer Kiaras | AUT | 1997 | 0.0 | ||
| Andreasen Jakup A.R. | FAI | 1992 | 0.0 | ||
| Kleinert Juergen | GER | 1991 | 0.0 | ||
| Karlsson Mikael Johann | ISL | 1990 | 0.0 | ||
| Sverrisson Nokkvi | ISL | 1990 | 0.0 | ||
| Johannesson Oliver | ISL | 1988 | 0.0 | ||
| Ofstad Sigurd | NOR | 1985 | 0.0 | ||
| Vigfusson Vigfus | ISL | 1985 | 0.0 | ||
| Karlsson Robin | SWE | 1980 | 0.0 | ||
| WCM | Orlova Yelizaveta | CAN | 1978 | 0.0 | |
| Newrkla Alexander | AUT | 1969 | 0.0 | ||
| Thorsteinsdottir Hallgerdur | ISL | 1960 | 0.0 | ||
| Bjornes Leif | NOR | 1957 | 0.0 | ||
| Birgisson Ingvar Orn | ISL | 1953 | 0.0 | ||
| Johannsson Orn Leo | ISL | 1953 | 0.0 |
