Icelandic Chess Champion for the 12th time Sunday, 09 June 2013 16:03 Icelandic Grandmaster, Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson became the Icelandic Chess Champion yesterday. This is the 12th time Hannes receives the title. Hannes fought a duel against Björn Þorfinnsson...
See Iceland in a completely different light in June!
The Icelandic Chess Championship was held for the first time in 1913. So for the 100th anniversary, the tournament will be in a completely different format than in the last 99 years, when the tournament was usually a Round...
Fisher chess memorial exhibition unveiled in Reykjavik
Bobby Fisher chess memorial exhibition unveiled in Reykjavik Posted on 15 March 2013A memorial exhibit has been unveiled a Reykjavik hotel commemorating what chess players refer to as ‘the match of all time’. The launch of the artefact comes four decades...
Viking Chess Club became Iceland’s Club Champion
In its the first year in first division, the Viking Chess Club became Chess Club Champion of Iceland, thus breaking TB four year domination of the title. Having won promotion in the last 3 previous years – from 4th...
Co-Champs in Reykjavik
The Reykjavik Opencame to an end. Pavel Eljanovand Wesley So arrived to the last round as leaders and did not take long to sign a draw – it took them just 3 moves. All we can say about the game is that...
Eljanov, So, Amin tie for 1st at Reykjavik Open
Source: http://chess-results.com/tnr72648.aspx Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Reykjavik final round results
Source: http://chess-results.com/tnr72648.aspx Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Webster U freshman Wesley So made history
Wesley So has made history with his win today over Polish GM Marcin Dziuba. His new LIVE rating is 2701.4. He has become the 1st Filipino and American collegiate player to break the 2700 mark. It is a double...
Wesley So and Pavel Eljanov lead at Reykjavik before the last round
Wesley So and Pavel Eljanov lead at Reykjavik before the last round The penultimate round of the Reykjavik Open started with six players sharing the lead. Two of them – Pavel Eljanov and Wesley So – scored victories and go to the last...
Will it be So or Eljanov?
Full pairings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr72648.aspxWill Wesley say “SO?” tomorrow?Published by Ingvar on February 26, 2013It’s clear that one of the winners of Reykjavik Open 2013 will be named Wesley So or Pavel Eljanov. If one of them wins, that same...