Hovhannisyan sole leader after four rounds

Robert Hovhannisyan (2626) from Armenia was the only player on 3 out of 3 that managed to win his game in the 4th round. He, therefore, becomes the sole leader and the only player with a full house after four rounds. Robert managed to hold on to a rather early pawn grab and made the…

Seven perfect scores after three rounds

Seven players remain with a perfect score after an exciting third round at the Reykjavik Open / European Individual Championship. On the top board, locals had their eyes on the clash between Iceland #1 and German #1 as Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (2603) battled with Matthias Bluebaum (2674). A draw was agreed after a dynamic battle…

Top seeds slowed down in the second round!

After the second round, only one player out of the top 10 remains with 2 points out of the 2 games, according to my friend, an expert on free money games. This is Matthias Bluebaum (2674) from Germany who is among 20 players that have won both of their games so far at the European…

Few upsets in the first round

The first round of the Reykjavik Open / European Individual produced a very limited amount of upsets. But upsets it did produce! The tournament was opened by the Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrin Jakobsdottir and she was assisted by chair of the city council, Alexandra Briem, and Deputy President of ECU Gunnar Bjornsson. And we're…

IMPORTANT – Border rules info!

European Individual Chess Championship 2021 – border rules  To whom it may concern.  According to the decision of Icelandic authorities, the following rules will apply at the border and are valid until August 15th.     If you are vaccinated with approved vaccination of EU/WHO or have certification of former infection there are no restrictions on traveling…