If you are thinking about playing in the Reykjavik Open or are already registered, please make sure to take care of your registration before the 15th of March! If you are registered on chess-results you need to confirm your participation by paying the entry fee or otherwise send us assurance of your arrival. Same for…
DetailsThe 37th edition of the Reykjavik Open will be held from March 29th until April 4th, 2023 in Harpa, the 28.000 sq. m. concert- and conference hall in downtown Reykjavik. The tournament has been the flagship of Icelandic chess for many years and one of the most prestigious and well-liked open tournaments on the calendar…
DetailsThe Reykjavik Open will continue to be played at the popular Harpa music and conference center in 2023. The dates are set, and the tournament will be played from the 29th of March until the 4th of April. We will play 9 rounds in 7 days! This format was used last year as well. The last…
DetailsThe 2023 edition of the Reykjavik Open will be held from March 29th till April 4th. Our venue will still be in Harpa conference hall. Like last year, we will play two days of double rounds, the 2nd and the 4th day. The 2022 tournament was nice, “returning to normal”, but now we want to…
DetailsAn eventful Kvika Reykjavik Open came to an end yesterday as 245 players from 39 countries played their final moves of the event. The Indian sensation Praggnanandhaa was the soler winner clocking in with an impressive 7½ pionts in the 9 rounds. The prize giving ceremony was held at the Reykjavik Ciy Hall and Pawel Bartoszek,…
DetailsThere was no shortage of drama in the final round of the Reykjavik Open. Before the round, Max Warmerdam, Mads Andersen, and Pragganandhaa were leading with 6,5 points. Mads and Max made a relatively short draw. For a long while, this looked like it opened the door for several players to join the leader, including…
DetailsThree players tie for the lead for what projects to be an exciting final round at the Reykjavik Open. Before the round, Max Warmerdamn as the sole leader. He settled on a draw with white in his game against Iranian GM Idani Pouya. Perhaps Max could have played on with his bishop pair and slight…
DetailsThere were certainly twists and turns on a double-round sunday at the Kvika Reykjavik Open in the Harpa conference center in Iceland. At the end of it, Dutch GM Max Warmedam is the sole leader. For Max to claim the first place, first Polish GM Lukasz Jarmula first had to falter from his great form.…
DetailsThe Polish Grandmaster Lukasz Jarmula is still leading after 5 rounds at the Reykjavik Open. Jarmula was finally stopped in the 5th round by Idani Pouya, but “stopped” in this case means stopped from winning all his games! The game ended in a draw after Jarmula defended tenaciously in a long game. At one point…
DetailsLukasz Jarmula is the surprising sole leader after four rounds at the Reykjavik Open. Jarmula beat one of the top seeds, Hans Niemann in nice fashion. He had a small edge in the opening and built up pressure which resulted in him winning an exchange. Smooth game. The round featured some very nice tactical moments.…
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