On March 10th, the FIDE President arrived to Iceland for the opening ceremony of Reykjavik Open Chess tournament. It will be held for the 30th time since 1964 from March 10th to March 18th 2015. The tournament is dedicated to the legendary GM Fridrik Olafsson, the 4th FIDE President and honorary member of FIDE.

Reykjavik met the guests with snowy storm; as a result, the visit to the Bobby Fischer’s grave was temporarily postponed as the roads were closed. However, the President of the Icelandic Chess Federation Mr. Gunnar Bjornsson assured that they will certainly pay the visit to Fischer’s grave.

Gunnar Bjornsson, the President of Icelandic Chess Federation, and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE President

The fourth and the sixth Presidents of FIDE met for the first time in Reykjavik

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the 6th FIDE President, Fridrik Olafsson, the 4th FIDE President, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, ECU President


The match of the century between two legends Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer was held in this building in 1972. On March 9, the eleventh World Chess Champion would have celebrated his 72^nd birthday.

Playing hall

The tournament hall for 280 registered players from 38 countries

Visit the official tournament website to follow the games http://www.reykjavikopen.com/