23 February 2013, Kuala Lumpur – In Iceland, the Reykjavik Open 2013 is ongoing. The official website says that The Reykjavik Open 2013 is being held for the 28th time from February 19th to February 27, 2012 in Harpa, the 28.000 sqm. concert hall. The 2013 tournament is expected to be very strong. The 2012 edition included for example the Women World Champion, Hou Yifan, and world no. 7 at that time, Fabiano Caruana, who won the tournament. In 2012 edition 198 players from 33 countries participated, including 26 grandmasters, 11 of which with a ELO rating of 2600 and higher. Total prizes in 2013 will be €15,000, including many special prizes for various ages and rating categories, in addition to the traditional top women prize.
Here is a game between the top favourites, GM Anish Giri of Netherlands against GM Ipatov which gave a winning game to Anish Giri in the fifth round of the Reykjavik Open 2013 tournament, Harpa, Iceland.
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Official website: http://www.reykjavikopen.com
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