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Reykjavik Open (1994) The 16th Reykjavik Open was held in the Faxafen Chess Center in Reykjavik, Iceland, 5-13 February 1994. Following the round-robin event in 1992, the Swiss format was resumed with 9 rounds instead of 11. There was also a new and more 'modern' time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 60 more minutes for the next 20 moves, then 30 more minutes to the end of the game. In general, the event was open for players rated above 2200, and the field consisted of 62 players, including 26 GMs. Rounds 1-8 started at 5 pm, round 9 at 1 pm. First prize 8,000 USD, 2nd prize 4,000 USD, 3rd price 2,500 USD. Chief arbiter: Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson. Number of games played: 279 (assuming that Karason played in rounds 7 & 8). Vadim Zvjaginsev, Hannes Stefansson and Evgeny Pigusov shared the victory with 7/9. Sources 365Chess (190 game scores) Norsk Sjakkblad, 1994/2, p. 15: http://www.sjakk.no/filarkiv/nsf/no... Dagblaðið Vísir, 14 February 1994, p. 4: https://timarit.is/page/2623075?iab... Tidskrift för Schack, 1994/3, pp. 149-154: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1994... Margeir Pétursson in Morgunblaðið, 5 February 1994, p. 41: https://timarit.is/page/1800648?iab... Margeir Pétursson in Morgunblaðið, 8 February 1994, p. 36: https://timarit.is/page/1800803#pag... Margeir Pétursson in Morgunblaðið, 15 February 1994, p. 45: https://timarit.is/page/1801224?iab... Skáksamband Íslands, The History of Reykjavik Open (1964-2011): https://web.archive.org/web/2012022... Previous: Reykjavik (1992). Next: Reykjavik Open (1996)  page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 277  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Bronstein vs I Sokolov   ½-½ 46 1994 Reykjavik Open C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 2. de Firmian vs G Thorhallsson   1-0 25 1994 Reykjavik Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. T Bjornsson vs Kotronias   0-1 36 1994 Reykjavik Open C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 4. Petursson vs L Barillaro 1-0 24 1994 Reykjavik Open A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 5. J Vidarsson vs Shabalov   ½-½ 56 1994 Reykjavik Open B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 6. T Arnason vs Van Wely   ½-½ 31 1994 Reykjavik Open E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 7. D Olafsson vs Wojtkiewicz   1-0 38 1994 Reykjavik Open B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 8. B Jonasson vs Pigusov   1-0 46 1994 Reykjavik Open B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. B Bjornsson vs J Arnason   0-1 67 1994 Reykjavik Open E12 Queen's Indian 10. Zvjaginsev vs S D Sigfusson   1-0 28 1994 Reykjavik Open D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. Stefansson vs S Briem   1-0 21 1994 Reykjavik Open C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 12. S Atalik vs A Karason   1-0 36 1994 Reykjavik Open E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line 13. S Bjornsson vs T Ernst   0-1 48 1994 Reykjavik Open E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 14. H Danielsen vs A Gunnarsson   1-0 42 1994 Reykjavik Open A30 English, Symmetrical 15. Ehlvest vs H Einarsson   1-0 35 1994 Reykjavik Open D85 Grunfeld 16. G Garcia vs H van Parreren   1-0 28 1994 Reykjavik Open B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 17. G Gislason vs Van der Sterren   0-1 41 1994 Reykjavik Open D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 18. H A Gretarsson vs Ao Mossin   1-0 29 1994 Reykjavik Open E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack 19. J Gunnarsson vs H Steingrimsson   1-0 37 1994 Reykjavik Open B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 20. B Halldorsson vs A Budnikov   0-1 32 1994 Reykjavik Open E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 21. Hjartarson vs S Bjarnason   ½-½ 72 1994 Reykjavik Open A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation 22. M M Ivanov vs K Edvardsson   1-0 71 1994 Reykjavik Open E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 23. Kengis vs H Happel   1-0 38 1994 Reykjavik Open A04 Reti Opening 24. Khenkin vs T Thorhallsson   0-1 56 1994 Reykjavik Open D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 25. H Olafsson vs A Gunnarsson   1-0 83 1994 Reykjavik Open D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav  page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 277    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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