After three rounds of the Reykjavik Open 2025, nine players have achieved perfect scores of 3/3, leading the tournament. This group includes top-seeded GM Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI), GM Velimir Ivic (SRB), GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR), GM Abhijeet Gupta (IND), GM Mahammad Muradli (AZE), GM Ido Gorshtein (ISR), GM Brandon Jacobson (USA), IM Leya Garifullina (FID), and IM Eray Kilic (TUR).
Yesterday, we had a gruelling double round day so must of the players on 3 out of 3 are probably quite happy!
The first round of the day had the ceremonital first move made by members of Laufásborg Kindergarten.
Iceland’s top performer, GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson, is among several players with 2.5 points. Notably, U16 player Felix Borne (FRA) has also reached 2.5 points, indicating a strong performance in the early rounds.
Simon Williams had a nice game in the morning round yesterday, once again utilizing Harry the h-pawn and Simon left his knight on f3 hanging for seven consecutive moves before it was finally captured, prompting a barrage of brilliant move signs by Chess.com game analysis!
Savage attacking game by Simon, a style that has made him a popular GM worldwide.
GM Brandon Jacobson had a fun time sacrificing his rook vs IM Petr Pisk. A creative game and the final attack after the rook lift was very nice!
Tournament regular GM Matthieu Cornette is off to a rough start. His opponent used a rare theme to force resignation.
21.d6! by IM Dushyant and black resigned since 21…Bxd6 22.0-0-0 wins material!
Today is the fourth round with lots of exciting GM clashes coming up!
The tournament, dedicated to the memory of Icelandic chess legend Friðrik Ólafsson, continues to deliver exciting matches as it progresses into the middle rounds.
