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Reykjavik Tournament

Fridrik Olafsson8.5/11(+6 -0 =5)[games]
Pal Benko8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Gideon Stahlberg7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Herman Pilnik7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Gudmundur Palmason6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Ingi Johannsson6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Gudmundur Gudmundsson5/11(+2 -3 =6)[games]
Ingvar Asmundsson5/11(+2 -3 =6)[games]
Arinbjorn Gudmundsson3.5/11(+2 -6 =3)[games]
Bjorn Johannesson3/11(+2 -7 =2)[games]
Gudmundur Agustsson3/11(+1 -6 =4)[games]
Gunnar Gunnarsson2.5/11(+1 -7 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Reykjavik (1957)

Reykjavik, Iceland, 12-29 September 1957

Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 ————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Ólafsson 22 • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8½ 2 Benkö 29 ½ • ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8 =3 Ståhlberg 49 ½ ½ • ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ =3 Pilnik 43 ½ 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 5 Pálmason 29 0 ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ 6 Jóhannsson 20 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 6 =7 Gudmundsson G 44 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ • 1 0 1 ½ ½ 5 =7 Ásmundsson 23 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 • ½ 1 ½ 1 5 9 Gudmundsson A 25 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ • 0 1 0 3½ =10 Jóhannesson 27 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 1 ½ 3 =10 Ágústsson 40 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 • ½ 3 12 Gunnarsson 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ • 2½ —————————————————————————————————————————————————

Generous schedule with eleven rounds in 18 days, starting on Thursday 12 September. Rest days 14, 17, 20, 21, 24, 27 and 28 September (66 games). Ólafsson won with 8.5/11.

Sources

Friðrik Ólafsson website (in 2020) (https://web.archive.org/web/2020080...)
Icelandic newspapers (available at https://timarit.is/?lang=is)
About 40 games from ChessBase Big Database 2006

 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Johannesson vs G Gudmundsson  0-1501957ReykjavikD67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line
2. G Palmason vs I Asmundsson  ½-½201957ReykjavikE60 King's Indian Defense
3. I Johannsson vs A Gudmundsson  ½-½141957ReykjavikB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
4. G Gunnarsson vs F Olafsson  0-1351957ReykjavikB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
5. Benko vs Stahlberg  ½-½261957ReykjavikE19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
6. Pilnik vs G Agustsson  1-0361957ReykjavikB71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation
7. I Asmundsson vs B Johannesson  1-0581957ReykjavikE70 King's Indian
8. A Gudmundsson vs Stahlberg  0-1301957ReykjavikD26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
9. G Agustsson vs G Gunnarsson  ½-½351957ReykjavikC48 Four Knights
10. I Johannsson vs G Palmason  1-0441957ReykjavikA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
11. F Olafsson vs Benko  ½-½181957ReykjavikA05 Reti Opening
12. G Gudmundsson vs Pilnik  ½-½371957ReykjavikE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
13. Benko vs G Agustsson  1-0371957ReykjavikD83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit
14. Stahlberg vs F Olafsson  ½-½351957ReykjavikA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
15. G Palmason vs A Gudmundsson  1-0361957ReykjavikE60 King's Indian Defense
16. Pilnik vs I Asmundsson  1-0231957ReykjavikB32 Sicilian
17. B Johannesson vs I Johannsson  0-1431957ReykjavikB23 Sicilian, Closed
18. G Gunnarsson vs G Gudmundsson  ½-½451957ReykjavikC47 Four Knights
19. I Johannsson vs Pilnik  ½-½441957ReykjavikC81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack
20. G Palmason vs B Johannesson  1-0271957ReykjavikD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
21. G Gudmundsson vs Benko  0-1431957ReykjavikA48 King's Indian
22. G Agustsson vs Stahlberg  ½-½431957ReykjavikA07 King's Indian Attack
23. I Asmundsson vs G Gunnarsson 1-0281957ReykjavikA65 Benoni, 6.e4
24. A Gudmundsson vs F Olafsson  0-1511957ReykjavikE19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
25. B Johannesson vs A Gudmundsson  1-0481957ReykjavikB08 Pirc, Classical
 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
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