• The Reykjavik Open is an annual chess tournament that takes place in the capital city of Iceland. It was held every two years up to 2008, currently it...
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    Reykjavík (/ˈreɪkjəvɪk, -viːk/ RAYK-yə-vik, -⁠veek; Icelandic: [ˈreiːcaˌviːk] ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern...
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  • Reykjavík University (RU; Icelandic: Háskólinn í Reykjavík) is the largest private university in Iceland with approximately 3,300 students. It is chartered...
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    international tournaments, including the 2012 Reggio Emilia tournament, 2017 Reykjavik Open, 2023 Tata Steel Chess, and shared 1st place in the 2015 London Chess...
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    [ˈaurˌpaiːjarˌsapn̥]) is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík as well as an open-air museum and a regional museum. Its purpose is to give the...
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    January 29, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012. "Standings Reykjavik Open 2012", Reykjavik Open 2012, March 13, 2012, retrieved March 13, 2012 "Fabiano Caruana...
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    "The Week in Chess 489, 21st Reykjavik Open". Theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024. "The Week in Chess 489, Reykjavik Rapid 2004". Theweekinchess...
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    Reykjavík Airport (Icelandic: Reykjavíkurflugvöllur) (IATA: RKV, ICAO: BIRK) is the main domestic airport serving Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, located...
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    and Sergey Fedorchuk. In February, he secured his final norm at the Reykjavik Open with a score of 7½/10, including a victory over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave...
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    increased his rating by 192 elo points to cross 2500 in rating. At Reykjavik Open 2018 held in March, Nihal scored 6.0/9 with a rating performance of...
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    Firouzja placed second on tiebreak behind Constantin Lupulescu in the Reykjavik Open with 7/9 (+6−1=2). During the event's rest day, he won the European...
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    day) – GAMMA Reykjavík Open 2018 – Bobby Fischer Memorial". www.reykjavikopen.com. October 3, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. "Reykjavik Open: Firouzja shines"...
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    March 2018). "GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2018 - Bobby Fischer Memorial". Chess Results. Staff writer(s) (15 March 2018). "GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2018 - Bobby Fischer...
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  • Open Cappelle-la-Grande 2–8 March 382 2562+5⁄8 Abhimanyu Puranik Aeroflot Open Moscow 3–7 March 142 2679+7⁄8 Amin Tabatabaei Reykjavik Open Reykjavík...
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    Arjuna Award in 2009. In 2016, Sachdev won the best woman's prize at the Reykjavik Open and won the Commonwealth women's champion title in Kalutara. She has...
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  • hosting recurring public female rap nights in Reykjavík. From there the band started to form as an open clan but has since developed into what it is today:...
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    pronunciation: [ˈlœyːɣaˌvɛːɣʏr̥]) is the primary commercial artery of downtown Reykjavík, Iceland and one of the oldest shopping streets. The name means "wash...
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    chess streamer Qiyu Zhou, also known as Nemo or akaNemsko. At the 2024 Reykjavik Open, Botez defeated Jan Karsten, an International Master (IM) with a rating...
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    The Reykjavík Mosque (Icelandic: Moskan í Reykjavík) is a mosque and gathering area for Muslims in Iceland. It is located in the Ármúli district. The...
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    Essent Tournament, 1st 2006 Ordix Open, joint 1st 2006 Aeroflot Open, Moscow, Russia, joint 1st 2006 Reykjavík Open, joint 1st 2006 The President's Cup...
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    December, he won the 2nd Panama Open, scoring 8½/9. In early 2013, Hansen tied for first place at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open in France. In July he shared...
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    at the Reykjavik Open". GAMMA Reykjavík Open 2019. 2016-11-29. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-14. "Reykjavik Open (2017)"...
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    Reykjavik Art Museum (Icelandic: Listasafn Reykjavíkur [ˈlɪstaˌsapn ˌreiːcaˌviːkʏr̥]; founded in 1973) is the largest visual art institution in Iceland...
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    a region in southwestern Iceland that comprises the national capital Reykjavík and six municipalities around it. Each municipality has its own elected...
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    existing Reykjavík constituency was split into two. The constituency currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list...
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    [ˈcʰɛplaˌviːkʏrˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥]) (IATA: KEF, ICAO: BIKF), also known as Reykjavík–Keflavík Airport, is the largest airport in Iceland and the country's...
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  • is moved to Reykjavík." 1786 Town charter granted by Danish government. Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (school) active. 1796 – Lutheran Reykjavík Cathedral built...
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  • still a FIDE master, but did not achieve the second norm until the Reykjavik Open in April 2017. He had vowed in March 2017 not to shave his beard until...
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    the development is almost complete. The Reykjavik Edition Hotel, managed by Marriott International opened in 2021 along with retail and restaurant units;...
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    2013 and shared first place with Pavel Eljanov and Bassem Amin at the Reykjavik Open. In doing so he breached the 2700 Elo mark, considered to be the level...
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