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Reykjavik Open (1998) The 18th Reykjavik Open (officially: XVIII Reykjavik International) was held in Reykjavik, Iceland, 10-18 March 1998. A 66-player 9-round Swiss tournament, it was organized by the Reykjavik Chess Club. It was also the first event of the VISA Nordic Grand Prix 1998-1999 tournament series. Time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 60 more minutes for the next 20 moves, then 30 more minutes to finish the game. Rounds 1-8 started at 5 pm, round 9 at 1 pm. Prize fund: 15,000 USD. First prize 5,000 USD, 2nd prize 3,000 USD, 3rd price 2,000 USD. Number of games played: 295. Larry Christiansen won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nick de Firmian (2nd) and Curt Hansen (3rd). Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/1998120... Standings: https://web.archive.org/web/1998120... NGP standings: https://web.archive.org/web/1999022... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi... Jesper Hall in Tidskrift för Schack, 1998/5, pp. 278-287: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1998... Norsk Sjakkblad, 1998/2, pp. 4-7: http://www.sjakk.no/filarkiv/nsf/no... Previous: Reykjavik Open (1996). Next: Reykjavik Open (2000)  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 109  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Agdestein vs B Bjornsson   1-0 41 1998 Reykjavik Open A65 Benoni, 6.e4 2. R Akesson vs H Wiese   1-0 38 1998 Reykjavik Open E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 3. N Bradbury vs S Steindorsson   1-0 23 1998 Reykjavik Open E17 Queen's Indian 4. R Djurhuus vs K Edvardsson   1-0 37 1998 Reykjavik Open A46 Queen's Pawn Game 5. E Gausel vs G Finnlaugsson   1-0 31 1998 Reykjavik Open A15 English 6. T Hillarp Persson vs G Valgardsson   1-0 37 1998 Reykjavik Open A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation 7. M M Ivanov vs H J Schubert   1-0 56 1998 Reykjavik Open A94 Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3 8. Nijboer vs P Lehikoinen   1-0 26 1998 Reykjavik Open B54 Sicilian 9. H Olafsson vs J Halldorsson   1-0 32 1998 Reykjavik Open D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 10. I Rausis vs R Rasmussen   1-0 30 1998 Reykjavik Open C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 11. I Sokolov vs J Richardson   1-0 45 1998 Reykjavik Open E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 12. C Ward vs H Asgeirsson   1-0 32 1998 Reykjavik Open D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense 13. J Hector vs T Hillarp Persson   1-0 33 1998 Reykjavik Open B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. H Asgeirsson vs S Kristjansson   1-0 40 1998 Reykjavik Open A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation 15. B Bjornsson vs H Petermann   1-0 38 1998 Reykjavik Open E70 King's Indian 16. L Christiansen vs C Ward 1-0 41 1998 Reykjavik Open B23 Sicilian, Closed 17. S Conquest vs A Gunnarsson   1-0 33 1998 Reykjavik Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. de Firmian vs R Akesson   1-0 35 1998 Reykjavik Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 19. K Edvardsson vs H R Omarsson   1-0 29 1998 Reykjavik Open E90 King's Indian 20. J Halldorsson vs H Baldursson   1-0 37 1998 Reykjavik Open A43 Old Benoni 21. S Kindermann vs J Fridjonsson   1-0 47 1998 Reykjavik Open B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 22. P Lehikoinen vs T Leosson   1-0 38 1998 Reykjavik Open A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 23. E Mortensen vs A Schmied   1-0 20 1998 Reykjavik Open B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 24. R Rasmussen vs H Palsson   1-0 48 1998 Reykjavik Open E17 Queen's Indian 25. J Richardson vs E K Einarsson   1-0 24 1998 Reykjavik Open A81 Dutch  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 109    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Oct-24-21    Tabanus: 287 games added here today. 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