The closing ceremony was held yesterday after the tournament at the beautiful Harpa venue. Lets have a look at who won prizes in the tournament.
Best performance according to rating ( rating performance minus rating )
- Arnar Heiðarsson 357
- Daníel Ernir Njarðarson 320
- Sinan Eminov 304
Rating between 0 and 2000
- Francesco Puglia 6
- Alberto Prieto 5,5
- Janus Skalle 5,5
Rating between 2001 and 2200
- Alan Entem 6
- Joshua Doknjas 6
- Monika Motycakova 6
Rating between 2201 and 2400
- Konstantin Kavutskiy 7,5
- John C Pigott 7,5
- Tatev Abrahamyan 7
Best female
- Harika Dronavalli 7
- Tatev Abrahamyan 7
- Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 6,5
Best junior
- Eivind Olav Risting 6,5
- Joshua doknas 6
- Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa 6
IM norms achieved:
Nishal Sarin
Michael Kleinman
John C Pigott
GM norms achieved:
Aman Hambleton
Top non-GM Icelandic player, invitation to Porto Mannu Open in Sardinia
IM Bragi Thorfinnsson
Players placed 6th-10th
Played placed 2nd-5th
Tournament winner Giri with his lovely wife
Tournament Final Standings
- Anish Giri 8,5
- Jordan Van Foreest 8
- Sergei Movsesian 8
- Abhijeet Gupta 8
- Gata Kamsky 8
- Konstantin Kavutskiy 7,5
- Erik Blomqvist 7,5
- John C Pigott 7,5
- Nils Grandelius 7,5
- Zoltan Almasi 7,5
Some more excellent photos from the closing ceremony:
Giri gave a speech after receiving his 1st prize
Roses are indeed red 🙂
FM Ingvar from organisers announcing the prizes and Katrin from GAMMA handing out the prizes
Excellent food was on offer for the closing ceremony
Sopiko seems happy with her husband 🙂
Past and future, Iceland’s first GM and former FIDE president Fridrik Olafsson with Indian prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Zurab from the ECU talking with the winner
Legends, Fridrik Olafsson and Torre with the Mongolian female prize vinner Batchimeg Tuvshintugs in between them
Majority of the players from the USA present at the closing ceremony
What to do after a long tournament? How about a card game like BANG!
Katrin from GAMMA the main sponsor
A young fan relaxing on the floor
Gunnar with the final words, I guess see you all next year!
