Friday, 28 February 2014 13:07 |
The next edition of the Reykjavik Open will take place on 4-12th March, 2014. Once again the tournament will be held in the beautiful Harpa concert hall by the Reykjavik harbour.
The 2014 Reykjavik Open will celebrate a 50 year anniversary of the tournament. The organisers will do their best to make this 50 year anniversary edition a very memorable one.
There will be many side events, including a photo-op and book signing by former World Champion Garry Kasparov. Full schedule below.
The tournament will be played over 10-rounds of Swiss system. Top seeded players include GM Arkadij Naiditsch, GM Li Chao B, GM Ferenc Berkes, GM Richard Rapport, GM Amin Bassem, and GM Erwin L’Ami. Top prizes are 5.000€ / 2.000€ / 1.250€ / 800€ / 600€ etc There are also prizes for best women, juniors and elo categories.
Reykjavik Open 2013
Tournament website / Live games
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