GM Sergey Fedorchuk Wins Reykjavik Chess Club International

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The Reykjavik Chess Club International took place from 1st to 8th October at the Reykjavik Chess Club on Iceland. The tournament format was ten-player round robin. It is the Club’s hope that the event will be held every year. Guests from Ukraine, Grandmasters Sergey Fedorchuk and Mikhailo Oleksienko, dominated the field to convincingly take the top two spots leaving the nearest followers full two points behind.

The winner was decided only in the last round when Oleksienko couldn’t break the resistance of IM Gudmundur Kjartansson. Meanwhile, Fedorchuk won to take a clear first place with 8,0/9 points. (www.chessdom.com)

Final standings:

1. GM Fedorchuk Sergey A. UKR 2667 – 8
2. GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2608 – 7.5
3-4. IM Kjartansson Gudmundur ISL 2434 and GM Danielsen Henrik ISL 2501 – 5.5
5. IM Ziska Helgi Dam FAI 2485 – 5
6. IM Bekker-Jensen Simon DEN 2420 – 4.5
7. FM Bjornsson Sigurbjorn ISL 2395 – 4
8. IM Thorfinnsson Bragi ISL 2483 – 3
9. Olafsson Thorvardur ISL 2266 – 2
10. IM Gunnarsson Arnar ISL 2441 – 0

The Reykjavik Chess Club (Taflfélag Reykjavíkur) was established on 6th October 1900.

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Karpov, Polgar join Reykjavik Chess Club

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

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Two of the world's strongest grandmasters - Anatoly Karpov and Judit Polgar - have joined the Reykjavik Chess Club (TR) which soon celebrates its 111th anniversary, according to a press release.Also joining the club are Vasily Papin, Vugar Gashimov, Emil Sutovsky, Gata Kamsky, Juri Kryvoruchko, Martyn Kravtsiv, Mikhailo Oleksienko, Jan Smeets, Jakob Vang Glud and Helgi Dam Ziska, Morgunbladid reports. Also, Icelandic chess player Karl Thorsteins has rejoined his old club.

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