Daily Archives: April 3, 2023

Five players share the lead going into the final round

Five chess players are tied for first place going into the final round of the Reykjavik Open in Harpa. There was a draw at the top board between Mustafa Yilmaz and Maxime Lagarde, which meant that three other players were able to catch up to them with wins. Swedish grandmaster Nils Grandelius, who has played…

Three-way tie at the top

The last few rounds will have all to play for as we now have a three-way tie for first at the Reykjavik Open after the 7th round. Abhijeet Gupta and Maxime Lagarde were tied before the round but played each other and drew their game. Lukasz Turlej, FIDE secretary general made the ceremonial first move on…