Reykjavik 2024
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Reykjavik 2024
This popular event returns again today. The usual good number of English entrants, including Daniel Fernandez who should be amongst the favourites, and Bodhana being paired with a 2500+ GM in round 1.
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
She (Bodhana) is playing in a lot of events! (This is good, but was wondering what, if anything, is 'normal' when developing as a chess player, is it whatever suits the player best - do some players play intensively and then train/learn - I know some other prodigies have revealed their approaches - I guess it really does depend on the player and what their trainers/coaches advise.)
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
English participants are atSimon Myles wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:34 pmThe usual good number of English entrants, including Daniel Fernandez who should be amongst the favourites, and Bodhana being paired with a 2500+ GM in round 1.
https://chess-results.com/tnr792656.asp ... NG&flag=30
Titled players
12 GM Fernandez Daniel Howard 2532 ENG
29 IM Wadsworth Matthew J 2450 ENG
53 FM Lohia Sohum 2354 ENG
59 IM Pigott John C 2326 ENG
72 FM Bisby Daniel L 2273 ENG
76 IM Large Peter G 2262 ENG
79 IM Povah Nigel E 2202 ENG
116 WCM Sivanandan Bodhana 2088 ENG
I suppose Fernandez is looking to be in contention to win the tournament with Wadsworth, Lohia and Sivanandan being Norm seekers as mentioned in Leonard's Guardian piece.
The other four titled players being veterans are presumably essentially tourists like the rest of the ENG field although John Pigott got his final IM Norm there some years ago and beat Shirov into the bargain.
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
Didn't know that Povah's rating had gone that low, though he is in his 70s now.
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
Surely the Pollack game didn't end like that? He had a winning endgame and just dropped a rook to lose. Chess-results also showing a loss
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
I'm not sure I would call Daniel Bisby a veteran, although he has reached his mid 40s.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:37 pmEnglish participants are atSimon Myles wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:34 pmThe usual good number of English entrants, including Daniel Fernandez who should be amongst the favourites, and Bodhana being paired with a 2500+ GM in round 1.
https://chess-results.com/tnr792656.asp ... NG&flag=30
Titled players
12 GM Fernandez Daniel Howard 2532 ENG
29 IM Wadsworth Matthew J 2450 ENG
53 FM Lohia Sohum 2354 ENG
59 IM Pigott John C 2326 ENG
72 FM Bisby Daniel L 2273 ENG
76 IM Large Peter G 2262 ENG
79 IM Povah Nigel E 2202 ENG
116 WCM Sivanandan Bodhana 2088 ENG
I suppose Fernandez is looking to be in contention to win the tournament with Wadsworth, Lohia and Sivanandan being Norm seekers as mentioned in Leonard's Guardian piece.
The other four titled players being veterans are presumably essentially tourists like the rest of the ENG field although John Pigott got his final IM Norm there some years ago and beat Shirov into the bargain.
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
It's a really nice tournament and really nice venue, although accommodation costs can be scary. Dan Bisby and Nigel Povah have played there before. Good luck to the English contingent - I assume the two Hills used Wells as a warm-up tournament. It's a shame a Korean player got the bye.
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
Board 2 tomorrow: FM Sohum Lohia 2354 1 1 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 2625
https://www.chess.com/events/2024-reykj ... chuk_Vasyl
https://www.chess.com/events/2024-reykj ... chuk_Vasyl
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
Game drawn in 29 moves.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:02 pmBoard 2 tomorrow: FM Sohum Lohia 2354 1 1 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 2625
https://www.chess.com/events/2024-reykj ... chuk_Vasyl
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
I suppose one could just about put up with being called a "veteran" by a teenager, but by Roger!!! Scary stuff...LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:07 pmI'm not sure I would call Daniel Bisby a veteran, although he has reached his mid 40s.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:37 pmEnglish participants are atSimon Myles wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:34 pmThe usual good number of English entrants, including Daniel Fernandez who should be amongst the favourites, and Bodhana being paired with a 2500+ GM in round 1.
https://chess-results.com/tnr792656.asp ... NG&flag=30
Titled players
12 GM Fernandez Daniel Howard 2532 ENG
29 IM Wadsworth Matthew J 2450 ENG
53 FM Lohia Sohum 2354 ENG
59 IM Pigott John C 2326 ENG
72 FM Bisby Daniel L 2273 ENG
76 IM Large Peter G 2262 ENG
79 IM Povah Nigel E 2202 ENG
116 WCM Sivanandan Bodhana 2088 ENG
I suppose Fernandez is looking to be in contention to win the tournament with Wadsworth, Lohia and Sivanandan being Norm seekers as mentioned in Leonard's Guardian piece.
The other four titled players being veterans are presumably essentially tourists like the rest of the ENG field although John Pigott got his final IM Norm there some years ago and beat Shirov into the bargain.
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:02 pmBoard 2 tomorrow: FM Sohum Lohia 2354 1 1 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 2625
https://www.chess.com/events/2024-reykj ... chuk_Vasyl
...and draw just agreed, in a better ending for Lohia!
https://lichess.org/broadcast/reykjavik ... z/NZ966siD
That's a big rating boost for the 14-year-old in his quest for his second IM norm.
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
Are you not a veteran, yet, Richard?Richard Bates wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:54 amI suppose one could just about put up with being called a "veteran" by a teenager, but by Roger!!! Scary stuff...LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:07 pmI'm not sure I would call Daniel Bisby a veteran, although he has reached his mid 40s.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:37 pm
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59 IM Pigott John C 2326 ENG
72 FM Bisby Daniel L 2273 ENG
76 IM Large Peter G 2262 ENG
79 IM Povah Nigel E 2202 ENG
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The other four titled players being veterans are presumably essentially tourists like the rest of the ENG field although John Pigott got his final IM Norm there some years ago and beat Shirov into the bargain.
You could count veteran status by how long you have been playing chess, rather than by absolute age. So if you started when you were under the age of 10, and didn't have a period of time out from the game, you would have been playing for 40 years by the time you get to your late 40s, which is probably sufficient to make you a battle-hardened veteran! Or you could go by number of games? I passed the 1000-game mark at some point, and I know others and titled amateurs/professional players will over the course of their careers easily get towards or exceeding 10,000 OTB games (online games do not count!).
Not to encourage excessive playing of chess... But what are the numbers for most rated games in a lifetime of chess, most games in the databases by a single player, most games in personal databases/scoresheet collections, and so on? Please don't bring in the number of games played by identifiable accounts for online chess (those numbers get silly).
Maybe it is better to just follow the chess from Reykjavik! Good luck to all playing there.
PS. Ivanchuk definitely a veteran!
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
IM Peter Large won his Round 2 game against a 2467 GM from China (Jiner Zhu).
IM Matthew Wadsworth also on 2/2 but was the rating favourite in both his games.
IM Stephen Mannion (SCO) is still playing his game against GM Vladislav Nevednichy (but is probably losing).
Ifan Rathbone-Jones (WLS) got a good result with a draw against FM Dan Bisby in R1 and followed up with a draw against another FM in round 2.
IM Matthew Wadsworth also on 2/2 but was the rating favourite in both his games.
IM Stephen Mannion (SCO) is still playing his game against GM Vladislav Nevednichy (but is probably losing).
Ifan Rathbone-Jones (WLS) got a good result with a draw against FM Dan Bisby in R1 and followed up with a draw against another FM in round 2.
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Re: Reykjavik 2024
Zh Jiner v Peter Large great result
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