Three-Way Tie At Reykjavik Open 2013
The 2013 Reykjavik Open finished with a 3-way tie for first place on 8/10 points between Pavel Eljanov, Wesley So and the Egyptian GM Amin Bassem.
The tournament will be remembered as the event where 13 year-old Wei Yi gained his 3rd GM norm to become the youngest Grandmaster in the world today, and the 4th youngest ever!
Wei Yi finished among a group of eight players just half a point behind the winners on 7½/10.
The winners (l to r): Amin Bassem, Pavel Eljanov and Wesley So
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The top finishers in the 2013 Reykjavik Open
| # | Name | Fed | Elo | Pts |
| 1 | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2678 | 8.0 |
| 2 | So Wesley | PHI | 2684 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Amin Bassem | EGY | 2631 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Giri Anish | NED | 2722 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2709 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Wei Yi | CHN | 2501 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Dziuba Marcin | POL | 2602 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Ding Liren | CHN | 2709 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Norowitz Yaacov | USA | 2432 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2637 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Sokolov Ivan | NED | 2644 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2688 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2715 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Gajewski Grzegorz | POL | 2644 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Ipatov Alexander | TUR | 2569 | 7.0 |
| 16 | L'ami Erwin | NED | 2622 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Yilmaz Mustafa | TUR | 2531 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Shulman Yury | USA | 2563 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Baklan Vladimir | UKR | 2609 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Navara David | CZE | 2710 | 7.0 |
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Here is a small selection of the many notable games from the event:
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The 2013 Reykjavik Open was held from 19-27 February. The event was a 10-round Swiss with more than 30 Grandmasters taking part. The time control used was 40 moves in 90 minutes, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30 second increment from the start. The prize fund totalled €15.000.
Photo from the official website. Games via TWIC.
