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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 12; games 1-25 of 293  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Briem vs J Hector   0-1 41 1998 Reykjavik Open C34 King's Gambit Accepted 2. C Hansen vs R Akesson   ½-½ 62 1998 Reykjavik Open B42 Sicilian, Kan 3. H Stefansson vs C Ward 0-1 34 1998 Reykjavik Open B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 4. S Agdestein vs B Bjornsson   1-0 41 1998 Reykjavik Open A65 Benoni, 6.e4 5. R Akesson vs H Wiese   1-0 38 1998 Reykjavik Open E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 6. H Baldursson vs J Vidarsson   0-1 31 1998 Reykjavik Open B40 Sicilian 7. S Bjornsson vs N Davies   0-1 30 1998 Reykjavik Open B41 Sicilian, Kan 8. T Bjornsson vs S Kindermann   ½-½ 46 1998 Reykjavik Open A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation 9. N Bradbury vs S Steindorsson   1-0 23 1998 Reykjavik Open E17 Queen's Indian 10. S Cicak vs J Ragnarsson   0-1 44 1998 Reykjavik Open B10 Caro-Kann 11. R Djurhuus vs K Edvardsson   1-0 37 1998 Reykjavik Open A46 Queen's Pawn Game 12. E K Einarsson vs K van der Weide   ½-½ 26 1998 Reykjavik Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 13. J Fridjonsson vs H Stefansson   ½-½ 37 1998 Reykjavik Open A26 English 14. E Gausel vs G Finnlaugsson   1-0 31 1998 Reykjavik Open A15 English 15. A Gunnarsson vs L Christiansen   0-1 51 1998 Reykjavik Open B06 Robatsch 16. A Gunnarsson vs E Mortensen   ½-½ 100 1998 Reykjavik Open A21 English 17. J Hall vs D Kjartansson   ½-½ 64 1998 Reykjavik Open B72 Sicilian, Dragon 18. B Halldorsson vs Miles   ½-½ 54 1998 Reykjavik Open A10 English 19. C Hansen vs H Olsen   ½-½ 21 1998 Reykjavik Open E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 20. T Hillarp Persson vs G Valgardsson   1-0 37 1998 Reykjavik Open A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation 21. M M Ivanov vs H J Schubert   1-0 56 1998 Reykjavik Open A94 Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3 22. B Jonsson vs H E Jonatansson   ½-½ 43 1998 Reykjavik Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 23. S Kristjansson vs de Firmian   0-1 54 1998 Reykjavik Open B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. T Leosson vs J Gallagher   0-1 38 1998 Reykjavik Open B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. Nijboer vs P Lehikoinen   1-0 26 1998 Reykjavik Open B54 Sicilian  page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 293    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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