Youngest participant ever
This is Oskar Vikingur, he is only 7 years old and among the youngest if not the youngest participant ever in the history of Reykjavik Open! He is ready….we are about an hour away from the 1st round!!
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Gunnar Björnsson, the president of the Icelandic Chess Federation was on the local government run radio station this morning to promote the tournament. There is also a forthcoming match this weekend between Iceland and China which will be held in the headquarters of Arion Bank.
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More from Polgar
Susan Polgar writes on here blog: Iceland is one of the greatest chess loving nations with a long history of spectacular events. This year is no different. The 2013 Reykjavik Open will feature a number of strong players, including Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, former World Junior Champion, and reigning SPICE Cup Champion, and the top 3 juniors…
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Susan Polgar’s blog has a small piece about the forthcoming Reykjavik Open. Check it out!
Participants in Reykjavik Open doing well in Gibraltar
The tournament in Gibraltar has established itself as one of the strongest Opens around. Therefore it is very nice to see two players already registered to play in the Reykjavik Open among the top three players before the last round. Nigel Short has done exceptionally well in the Gibraltar tournament the last few years and…
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Introduction to the blog
Hi I would like to make a short introduction to this blog. I am FIDE Master Ingvar Thor Johannesson from Iceland. Before and during the Reykjavik Open I will be blogging on the site about the tournament, the participants and comings and goings in side-events etc. Reykjavik Open is a great tournament, the favourite tournament…
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