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Three-Way Tie At Reykjavik Open 2013

Three-Way Tie At Reykjavik Open 2013

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Reykjavic Open 2013 logo.jpgThe 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

Reykjavik Open 2013 winners Amin Bassem Pavel Eljanov and Wesley So.jpg

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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.

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