First round jitters out of the way – Reykjavik Open under way

The International Reykjavik Open Chess Tournament, sponsored by Kvika and Brim, has begun at Harpa conference center at the heart of Reykjavik, Iceland.   Before beginning proceeding, GM-elect Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson was celebrated as the newest grandmaster of Iceland by Friðrik Ólafsson, and in the aftermath, Dagur B. Eggertsson played the first move of the…

Reykjavik Open ready for the first round!

The Reykjavik Open will get underway today. The pairings for the first rounds have already been live for a few hours. The pairings can be found on CHESS-RESULTS   Erdene Baasansuren from Mongolia gets the honors on board 1 and has the white pieces against Vasyl Ivanchuk.   The players list ended with 399 participants…