Reykjavik Open 2010 - Round Three

Four players sharing the lead with perfect score

The traditional Reykjavik Open chess tournament is currently ongoing on Iceland, with 104 players taking participation. After three rounds, experienced Grandmasters Ivan Sokolov and Vladimir Baklan, as well as the former World Junior Champion Harika Dronavalli and Denmark's IM Thorbjorn Bromann, are in the lead with perfect score. Harika defeated former US Champion Yuri Shulman with black pieces, while Bromann stunned the Indian talent Abhijeet Gupta.

Top matches in today's round 4 are IM Harika Dronavalli - GM Vladimir Baklan and IM Thorbjorn Bromann - GM Ivan Sokolov. Follow the action on the official website. The competition concludes on 4th March.

Round 3 top results:
GM Baklan Vladimir - IM Lenderman Alex 1 - 0
GM Nataf Igor-Alexandre - GM Dreev Alexey ½ - ½
GM Sokolov Ivan - GM Kogan Artur 1 - 0
GM Romanishin Oleg - GM Kuzubov Yuriy ½ - ½
GM Shulman Yuri - IM Harika Dronavalli 0 - 1
IM Cori Jorge - GM Ehlvest Jaan ½ - ½
IM Bromann Thorbjorn - GM Gupta Abhijeet 1 - 0
GM Stefansson Hannes - FM Grover Sahaj ½ - ½
GM Hillarp Persson Tiger - GM Westerinen Heikki M J 1 - 0
GM Maze Sebastien - IM Tania Sachdev ½ - ½
IM Boskovic Drasko - GM Kveinys Aloyzas 1 - 0
FM Johannesson Ingvar Thor - GM Miezis Normunds ½ - ½
FM Carstensen Jacob - IM Grandelius Nils ½ - ½
FM Einarsson Halldor - GM Danielsen Henrik 0 - 1
IM Nyzhnyk Illya - WGM Ptacnikova Lenka 1 - 0

Round 3 standings:
1-4. GM Baklan Vladimir UKR 2654, IM Harika Dronavalli IND 2471, GM Sokolov Ivan BIH 2649 and IM Bromann Thorbjorn DEN 2434 - 3.0
5-17. GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2634, GM Dreev Alexey RUS 2650, FM Grover Sahaj IND 2448, GM Ehlvest Jaan USA 2600, GM Nataf Igor-Alexandre FRA 2534, GM Romanishin Oleg M UKR 2512, IM Cori Jorge PER 2483, GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2581, GM Danielsen Henrik ISL 2495, GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2574, IM Nyzhnyk Illya UKR 2495, GM Ivanov Mikhail M RUS 2465 and IM Boskovic Drasko SRB 2454 - 2.5 etc