A very strong open tournament starts in Reykjavik today. There are 228 participating and the top players include GMs Giri, Vachier-Lagrave , Navara, Cheparinov, etc. The first round will be played later today.
Top 10 pairs of the 1st round
1 GM Giri Anish 2722 – Christiansen Johan-Sebastian 2071
2 Mihajlov Svetoslav 2071 – GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715
3 GM Navara David 2710 – Marentini Marcel 2069
4 Hoegener Claude 2059 – GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709
5 GM Ding Liren 2709 – Mihajlov Sebastian 2059
6 Heerde Thomas 2053 – GM Yu Yangyi 2688
7 GM So Wesley 2684 – Palmqvist Fredrik 2050
8 Ragnarsson Johann 2046 – GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
9 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675 – Doell Detlef 2044
10 WFM Thorsteinsdottir Gudlaug 2041 – GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644