{"id":9559,"date":"2023-04-06T12:13:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T12:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1090.fide.com\/?p=9559"},"modified":"2023-10-25T11:21:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T11:21:18","slug":"nils-grandelius-wins-reykjavik-open-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/nils-grandelius-wins-reykjavik-open-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Nils Grandelius wins Reykjavik Open 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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GM\u00a0Nils Grandelius<\/strong>\u00a0emerged as the winner of the 2023 Reykjavik Open. A tournament regular, the Swedish GM won this event on his 11th attempt! The 9-round Swiss tournament supported by the FIDE Aid Package took place from 29 March to 4 April 2023 in the capital of Iceland.<\/p>

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With many strong GMs participating, it was a very close competition that came down to the wire. Suffice it to say that only after Round 5 there was the sole leader in the event – Abhijeet Gupta of India, who scored 5\/5.<\/p>

Coming into the final round, as many as five players shared the first place on 6.5\/8, but only Grandelius pulled out a so-much-needed victory over IM\u00a0Quentin Loiseau<\/strong>\u00a0to finish clear first as all other leaders drew their games.<\/p>

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A large group of participants tied for second place, with GMs\u00a0Mustafa Yilmaz<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Abhijeet Gupta<\/strong>\u00a0taking second and third prizes, respectively, thanks to superior Buchholz.<\/p>

Final standings<\/strong>:<\/p>

1<\/p><\/td>

Nils Grandelius<\/p><\/td>

SWE<\/p><\/td>

2658<\/p><\/td>

7\u00bd<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac5,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2<\/p><\/td>

Mustafa Yilmaz<\/p><\/td>

TUR<\/p><\/td>

2629<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac1,414<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3<\/p><\/td>

Abhijeet Gupta<\/p><\/td>

IND<\/p><\/td>

2620<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac1,039<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4<\/p><\/td>

Maxime Lagarde<\/p><\/td>

FRA<\/p><\/td>

2581<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac814<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

5<\/p><\/td>

Gabor Papp<\/p><\/td>

HUN<\/p><\/td>

2544<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac714<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

6<\/p><\/td>

Matthieu Cornette<\/p><\/td>

FRA<\/p><\/td>

2563<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac639<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

7<\/p><\/td>

Tamas Banusz<\/p><\/td>

HUN<\/p><\/td>

2616<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac589<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

8<\/p><\/td>

Leon Livaic<\/p><\/td>

CRO<\/p><\/td>

2569<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac589<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

9<\/p><\/td>

Vasyl Ivanchuk<\/p><\/td>

UKR<\/p><\/td>

2664<\/p><\/td>

6\u00bd<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac350<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

10<\/p><\/td>

V Pranav<\/p><\/td>

IND<\/p><\/td>

2545<\/p><\/td>

6\u00bd<\/p><\/td>

\u20ac350<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>


The prizes were also awarded in the following categories: 0-2000, 2001-2200, 2201-2400, Seniors 65+, Juniors U16 and Women (pictured below).<\/p>

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L-R: WGM Sarah Papp (2), IM Irene Kharisma Sukandar (1) and Nisha Mohota (3)<\/em><\/p>

The top eight finishers of the Reykjavik Open 2023 earned FIDE Circuit race points based on the final standings:<\/p>

1<\/p><\/td>

Nils Grandelius<\/p><\/td>

13,03<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2<\/p><\/td>

Mustafa Yilmaz<\/p><\/td>

8,47<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3<\/p><\/td>

Abhijeet Gupta<\/p><\/td>

7,82<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4<\/p><\/td>

Maxime Lagarde<\/p><\/td>

7,16<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

5<\/p><\/td>

Gabor Papp<\/p><\/td>

6,51<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

6<\/p><\/td>

Matthieu Cornette<\/p><\/td>

5,86<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

7<\/p><\/td>

Tamas Banusz<\/p><\/td>

5,21<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

8<\/p><\/td>

Leon Livaic<\/p><\/td>

4,56<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The following norms were completed at the tournament.<\/p>