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Reykjavik Open (2006) The 22nd Reykjavik Open was a 103-player 9-round Swiss held in Reykjavik, Iceland, 6-14 March 2006. It was organized by the Icelandic Chess Federation. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 15 more minutes to the end of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. Rounds 1-5 and 8 started at 5 pm, rounds 6-7 at 2 pm, round 9 at 1 pm. Prize fund: 20,000 USD. First prize: 6.000 USD. Tournament director: Asdis Bragadottir. Chief arbiter: Rikhardur Sveinsson. Number of games played: 450. Gabriel Sargissian won on tiebreak ahead of Adly (2nd), Mamedyarov (3rd), Nataf and Harikrishna, all five with 7/9. Carlsen lost to Adly in Round 9 and ended 6th. The ensuing Glitnir Blitz (2006) (15-16 March) was won by Carlsen. Chess-Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr3219.as... ChessBase: https://de.chessbase.com/post/gabri... Rediff: https://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi... FIDE: https://old.fide.com/component/cont... Ian Rogers and Lars Grahn in Tidskrift för Schack, 2006/3, pp. 27-31: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/2006... Previous: Reykjavik Open (2004). Next: Reykjavik Open (2008)  page 2 of 18; games 26-50 of 435  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. C Andersson vs S Kristjansson   1-0 54 2006 Reykjavik Open B40 Sicilian 27. C Ward vs O Kryger 0-1 20 2006 Reykjavik Open E20 Nimzo-Indian 28. P Gutierrez Castillo vs A Adly   0-1 41 2006 Reykjavik Open B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 29. E Ermenkov vs C Eichab   1-0 21 2006 Reykjavik Open A10 English 30. G Thorsteinsdottir vs T Thorhallsson   0-1 37 2006 Reykjavik Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 31. S Williams vs E Thorsteinsson 1-0 28 2006 Reykjavik Open A53 Old Indian 32. J Halldorsson vs M Tissir   0-1 34 2006 Reykjavik Open E10 Queen's Pawn Game 33. H Steingrimsson vs S Bergsson   ½-½ 73 2006 Reykjavik Open D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 34. V Scheeff vs I Gaponenko   0-1 54 2006 Reykjavik Open B22 Sicilian, Alapin 35. J V Gunnarsson vs J Ragnarsson   1-0 45 2006 Reykjavik Open B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 36. T Olafsson vs S Rocha   0-1 63 2006 Reykjavik Open B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 37. A Gara vs V Johansson   0-1 31 2006 Reykjavik Open B30 Sicilian 38. T Marinelli vs L Knutsson   ½-½ 46 2006 Reykjavik Open D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 39. S Bergsson vs K E Henry   1-0 25 2006 Reykjavik Open B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 40. B Magnusson vs R Hardarson   1-0 50 2006 Reykjavik Open E10 Queen's Pawn Game 41. E Player vs B Jonsson   0-1 53 2006 Reykjavik Open B25 Sicilian, Closed 42. A Gara vs D Trifunovic   1-0 26 2006 Reykjavik Open C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 43. M Kujovic vs S Thorgeirsson   1-0 27 2006 Reykjavik Open C02 French, Advance 44. R Mankeyev vs H S Gretarsson   0-1 51 2006 Reykjavik Open D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 45. D Omarsson vs D Olafsson   0-1 65 2006 Reykjavik Open B01 Scandinavian 46. T Vasilevich vs R Berg   ½-½ 36 2006 Reykjavik Open D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 47. S Bjornsson vs L D'Costa   0-1 49 2006 Reykjavik Open A28 English 48. T Mamedjarova vs B J Kristinsson   1-0 29 2006 Reykjavik Open D04 Queen's Pawn Game 49. A F Kristjansson vs S D Sigfusson   0-1 52 2006 Reykjavik Open E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 50. K Mona vs A A Zaremba   0-1 35 2006 Reykjavik Open D04 Queen's Pawn Game  page 2 of 18; games 26-50 of 435    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-16-06    Keshishian: Does anyone know how they used to decide the tie break? Mar-16-06    Xaurus: m-buch factor. Mar-16-06    yalie: does anybody know about a blitz tournament at the end of the main tournament? apparently Anand played in it Mar-16-06    tamar: <yalie> It is being discussed at Magnus Carlsen Mar-16-06    PhilFeeley: Anyone see Fischer there? Mar-17-06    Robin01: He is probably playing in a disguise and using an alias!;) Mar-17-06    percyblakeney: Quite a good result by Christin Andersson (2170), finishing even with the 460 ELO points higher rated Timman (5/9). Mar-17-06    NJT: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the best player of the tournament! I'm sure that he gonna win! Mar-17-06    ahmadov: <PhilFeeley: Anyone see Fischer there?> I heard that Fischer was the honoured guest of the tournament. Mar-17-06    ahmadov: <NJT: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the best player of the tournament! I'm sure that he gonna win!> Well, but he has not. I think he was just very confident which caused him to lose to a very lower rated player in round 2. Mar-18-06    PhilFeeley: Any ideas why the games are not available from the tournament website for download? And what about the blitz games? Were they recorded? Mar-19-06    ahmadov: <PhilFeeley> But there were no blitz games, were there? Mar-19-06    Joshka: <amahdov> <heard that Fischer was the honored guest of the tournament> Are you joking or did someone who was there convey this? Bobby's comments about Carlsen a year or so ago would lead me to believe he might have wanted to meet him. Would have to believe some of the participants had a chance to visit with him. Apr-01-06    talisman: <Joshka> what did fischer say about carlsen? Apr-01-06    Joshka: <talisman> Had read somewhere that Bobby stated that "Carlsen is better than I was at this age" or something like that. Apr-01-06    like a GM: < Joshka: <talisman> Had read somewhere that Bobby stated that "Carlsen is better than I was at this age" or something like that.> I think it was Calrsen's trainer who said that. Apr-01-06    sapfy: I don't think neither Fischer nor Agdestein has made such a comment. Kasparov on the other hand said exactly that about Bacrot back when he became the youngest GM in the world. Apr-01-06    ahmadov: <Joshka> I was not joking about Fischer's presence at the tournament. I think I had read about that somewhere. Apr-01-06    technical draw: Bobby Fischer played a game in the Reykjavik open disguised as Magnus Carlsen and lost to Persson! Apr-01-06    Surrealist: 1.4. ... And who wants to tell the next story? Oct-17-21    Tabanus: Au revoir. The two most notable missing games are Vasilevich vs Ehlvest 1-0 (rd. 3) Halldorsson vs Gaponenko 1-0 (rd. 3) NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. 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