Friðrik Ólafsson International Chess Tournament :: Reykjavik 1995

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pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pts + = -
1. GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar 2520 ISL ● ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8 5 6 0
2. GM Pétursson, Margeir 2565 ISL ½ ● ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 4 7 0
3.-4. GM Hjartarson, Jóhann 2570 ISL 0 ½ ● ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6½ 4 5 2
3.-4. GM Ólafsson, Helgi 2470 ISL ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½ 3 7 1
5. ♀ WGM Polgár, Zsófia 2485 HUN ½ 0 1 ½ ● 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 3 6 2
6.-7. GM Árnason, Jón 2545 ISL 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2 7 2
6.-7. GM Smyslov, Vassily 2565 RUS ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 0 1 5½ 2 7 2
8.-10. GM Larsen, Bent 2515 DEN 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ● ½ 1 1 1 4½ 3 3 5
8.-10. GM Gligorić, Svetozar 2455 YUG ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 0 ½ ½ 4½ 0 9 2
8.-10. GM Ólafsson, Friðrik 2465 ISL 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ● ½ ½ 4½ 1 7 3
11.-12. GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss 2440 ISL 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 3½ 1 5 5
11.-12. IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur 2420 ISL ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ● 3½ 0 7 4




Round by round results

1st round — 2nd September 1995
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 2455 ½ - ½ 2565 ISL GM Pétursson, Margeir
WGM Polgár, Zsófia HUN 2485 ½ - ½ 2440 ISL GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss
GM Ólafsson, Helgi ISL 2470 ½ - ½ 2565 RUS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Hjartarson, Jóhann ISL 2570 1 - 0 2515 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
GM Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 2465 ½ - ½ 2420 ISL IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar ISL 2520 1 - 0 2545 ISL GM Árnason, Jón
1.-2. Stefánsson, Hjartarson — 1; 3.-10. Pétursson, H.Ólafsson, Polgár, Smyslov, Gligorić, F.Ólafsson, Grétarsson, Þórhallsson — ½; 11.-12. Árnason, Larsen — 0;



2nd round — 3rd September 1995
GM Árnason, Jón ISL 2545 ½ - ½ 2565 ISL GM Pétursson, Margeir
IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur ISL 2420 ½ - ½ 2485 HUN WGM Polgár, Zsófia
GM Smyslov, Vassily RUS 2565 0 - 1 2570 ISL GM Hjartarson, Jóhann
GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss ISL 2440 ½ - ½ 2455 YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
GM Larsen, Bent DEN 2515 1 - 0 2465 ISL GM Ólafsson, Friðrik
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar ISL 2520 ½ - ½ 2470 ISL GM Ólafsson, Helgi
1. Hjartarson — 2; 2. Stefánsson — 1½; 3.-9. Pétursson, H.Ólafsson, Polgár, Larsen, Gligorić, Grétarsson, Þórhallsson — 1; 10.-12. Árnason, Smyslov, F.Ólafsson — ½;



3rd round — 4th September 1995
WGM Polgár, Zsófia HUN 2485 1 - 0 2515 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
GM Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 2465 ½ - ½ 2565 RUS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 2455 ½ - ½ 2420 ISL IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur
GM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2565 1 - 0 2440 ISL GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss
GM Hjartarson, Jóhann ISL 2570 0 - 1 2520 ISL GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar
GM Ólafsson, Helgi ISL 2470 0 - 1 2545 ISL GM Árnason, Jón
1. Stefánsson — 2½; 2.-4. Pétursson, Hjartarson, Polgár — 2; 5.-7. Árnason, Gligorić, Þórhallsson — 1½; 8.-12. H.Ólafsson, Smyslov, Larsen, F.Ólafsson, Grétarsson — 1;



4th round — 6th September 1995
IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur ISL 2420 0 - 1 2565 ISL GM Pétursson, Margeir
GM Smyslov, Vassily RUS 2565 1 - 0 2485 HUN WGM Polgár, Zsófia
GM Larsen, Bent DEN 2515 ½ - ½ 2455 YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
GM Árnason, Jón ISL 2545 ½ - ½ 2440 ISL GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar ISL 2520 1 - 0 2465 ISL GM Ólafsson, Friðrik
GM Ólafsson, Helgi ISL 2470 ½ - ½ 2570 ISL GM Hjartarson, Jóhann
1. Stefánsson — 3½; 2. Pétursson — 3; 3. Hjartarson — 2½; 4.-7. Polgár, Árnason, Smyslov, Gligorić — 2; 8.-11. H.Ólafsson, Larsen, Grétarsson, Þórhallsson — 1½; 12. F.Ólafsson — 1;



5th round — 7th September 1995
GM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2565 1 - 0 2515 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
WGM Polgár, Zsófia HUN 2485 ½ - ½ 2520 ISL GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 2455 ½ - ½ 2565 RUS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss ISL 2440 ½ - ½ 2420 ISL IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur
GM Hjartarson, Jóhann ISL 2570 ½ - ½ 2545 ISL GM Árnason, Jón
GM Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 2465 0 - 1 2470 ISL GM Ólafsson, Helgi
1.-2. Stefánsson, Pétursson — 4; 3. Hjartarson — 3; 4.-8. H.Ólafsson, Polgár, Árnason, Smyslov, Gligorić — 2½; 9.-10. Grétarsson, Þórhallsson — 2; 11. Larsen — 1½; 12. F.Ólafsson — 1;



6th round — 8th September 1995
GM Smyslov, Vassily RUS 2565 ½ - ½ 2565 ISL GM Pétursson, Margeir
GM Ólafsson, Helgi ISL 2470 ½ - ½ 2485 HUN WGM Polgár, Zsófia
GM Larsen, Bent DEN 2515 1 - 0 2440 ISL GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss
GM Árnason, Jón ISL 2545 ½ - ½ 2420 ISL IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar ISL 2520 ½ - ½ 2455 YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
GM Hjartarson, Jóhann ISL 2570 ½ - ½ 2465 ISL GM Ólafsson, Friðrik
1.-2. Stefánsson, Pétursson — 4½; 3. Hjartarson — 3½; 4.-8. H.Ólafsson, Polgár, Árnason, Smyslov, Gligorić — 3; 9.-10. Larsen, Þórhallsson — 2½; 11. Grétarsson — 2; 12. F.Ólafsson — 1½;



7th round — 10th September 1995
GM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2565 ½ - ½ 2520 ISL GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar
WGM Polgár, Zsófia HUN 2485 1 - 0 2570 ISL GM Hjartarson, Jóhann
GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss ISL 2440 1 - 0 2565 RUS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 2455 ½ - ½ 2470 ISL GM Ólafsson, Helgi
IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur ISL 2420 0 - 1 2515 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
GM Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 2465 ½ - ½ 2545 ISL GM Árnason, Jón
1.-2. Stefánsson, Pétursson — 5; 3. Polgár — 4; 4.-8. Hjartarson, H.Ólafsson, Árnason, Larsen, Gligorić — 3½; 9.-10. Smyslov, Grétarsson — 3; 11. Þórhallsson — 2½; 12. F.Ólafsson — 2;



8th round — 11th September 1995
GM Ólafsson, Helgi ISL 2470 ½ - ½ 2565 ISL GM Pétursson, Margeir
GM Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 2465 ½ - ½ 2485 HUN WGM Polgár, Zsófia
GM Smyslov, Vassily RUS 2565 1 - 0 2420 ISL IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur
GM Árnason, Jón ISL 2545 1 - 0 2515 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar ISL 2520 1 - 0 2440 ISL GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss
GM Hjartarson, Jóhann ISL 2570 1 - 0 2455 YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
1. Stefánsson — 6; 2. Pétursson — 5½; 3.-5. Hjartarson, Polgár, Árnason — 4½; 6.-7. H.Ólafsson, Smyslov — 4; 8.-9. Larsen, Gligorić — 3½; 10. Grétarsson — 3; 11.-12. F.Ólafsson, Þórhallsson — 2½;



9th round — 12th September 1995
GM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2565 ½ - ½ 2570 ISL GM Hjartarson, Jóhann
WGM Polgár, Zsófia HUN 2485 1 - 0 2545 ISL GM Árnason, Jón
GM Larsen, Bent DEN 2515 ½ - ½ 2565 RUS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 2455 0 - 1 2465 ISL GM Ólafsson, Friðrik
GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss ISL 2440 0 - 1 2470 ISL GM Ólafsson, Helgi
IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur ISL 2420 ½ - ½ 2520 ISL GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar
1. Stefánsson — 6½; 2. Pétursson — 6; 3. Polgár — 5½; 4.-5. Hjartarson, H.Ólafsson — 5; 6.-7. Árnason, Smyslov — 4½; 8. Larsen — 4; 9.-10. Gligorić, F.Ólafsson — 3½; 11.-12. Grétarsson, Þórhallsson — 3;



10th round — 14th September 1995
GM Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 2465 ½ - ½ 2565 ISL GM Pétursson, Margeir
WGM Polgár, Zsófia HUN 2485 ½ - ½ 2455 YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
GM Árnason, Jón ISL 2545 ½ - ½ 2565 RUS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar ISL 2520 1 - 0 2515 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
GM Hjartarson, Jóhann ISL 2570 1 - 0 2440 ISL GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss
GM Ólafsson, Helgi ISL 2470 1 - 0 2420 ISL IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur
1. Stefánsson — 7½; 2. Pétursson — 6½; 3.-5. Hjartarson, H.Ólafsson, Polgár — 6; 6.-7. Árnason, Smyslov — 5; 8.-10. Larsen, Gligorić, F.Ólafsson — 4; 11.-12. Grétarsson, Þórhallsson — 3;



11th round — 15th September 1995
GM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2565 1 - 0 2485 HUN WGM Polgár, Zsófia
GM Smyslov, Vassily RUS 2565 ½ - ½ 2520 ISL GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 2455 ½ - ½ 2545 ISL GM Árnason, Jón
GM Larsen, Bent DEN 2515 ½ - ½ 2470 ISL GM Ólafsson, Helgi
GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss ISL 2440 ½ - ½ 2465 ISL GM Ólafsson, Friðrik
IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur ISL 2420 ½ - ½ 2570 ISL GM Hjartarson, Jóhann
1. Stefánsson — 8; 2. Pétursson — 7½; 3.-4. Hjartarson, H.Ólafsson — 6½; 5. Polgár — 6; 6.-7. Árnason, Smyslov — 5½; 8.-10. Larsen, Gligorić, F.Ólafsson — 4½; 11.-12. Grétarsson, Þórhallsson — 3½;



12th round
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar ISL 2520  
GM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2565  
GM Hjartarson, Jóhann ISL 2570  
GM Ólafsson, Helgi ISL 2470  
WGM Polgár, Zsófia HUN 2485  
GM Árnason, Jón ISL 2545  
GM Smyslov, Vassily RUS 2565  
GM Larsen, Bent DEN 2515  
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 2455  
GM Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 2465  
GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss ISL 2440  
IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur ISL 2420  
1. Stefánsson — 8; 2. Pétursson — 7½; 3.-4. Hjartarson, H.Ólafsson — 6½; 5. Polgár — 6; 6.-7. Árnason, Smyslov — 5½; 8.-10. Larsen, Gligorić, F.Ólafsson — 4½; 11.-12. Grétarsson, Þórhallsson — 3½;



13th round
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar ISL 2520  
GM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2565  
GM Hjartarson, Jóhann ISL 2570  
GM Ólafsson, Helgi ISL 2470  
WGM Polgár, Zsófia HUN 2485  
GM Árnason, Jón ISL 2545  
GM Smyslov, Vassily RUS 2565  
GM Larsen, Bent DEN 2515  
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 2455  
GM Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 2465  
GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss ISL 2440  
IM Þórhallsson, Þröstur ISL 2420  
1. Stefánsson — 8; 2. Pétursson — 7½; 3.-4. Hjartarson, H.Ólafsson — 6½; 5. Polgár — 6; 6.-7. Árnason, Smyslov — 5½; 8.-10. Larsen, Gligorić, F.Ólafsson — 4½; 11.-12. Grétarsson, Þórhallsson — 3½;







Information

Friðrik Ólafsson International Chess Tournament
Dates: 2nd - 16th September 1995
City: Reykjavik (Iceland)
Venue: Þjóðarbókhlaðan
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 12 (incl. 10 GMs, 1 IM, 1 WGM)
Games played: 66
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: it-olafsson1995.pgn





Tournament Review

THE FRIDRIKS TOURNAMENT

by Einar Karlsson

Iceland's first GM, Fridrik Olafsson turned 60 earlier this this year and the Icelandic Chess Federation reached the age of 50. To celebrate we have a category 11 tournament, that started 2. September in Reykjavik. When the tournament was being organized the plan was to have 14 players. Peter Leko had agreed to play but after his good success in Dortmund he raised his entry fee demand so much that it was not possible to meet.

It's really sad when chessplayers like Leko do not honor their commitments, and I must say that it would have been interesting tournament to have the young Leko at one end and the 85 years old Smyslov on the other. Yet this tournament is a clash between the older players (Fridrik Olafsson, Bent Larsen, Vasilij Smyslov and Svetozar Gligoric) and the younger players in the tournament. All the Icelandic grandmasters take part in this tournament except GM Gudmundur Sigurjonsson. He is a practicing lawyer and has not played serious chess in many years. But of course he has been among the spectators.

Fridrik Olafsson has not done so well in the first 6 rounds. In most of the games he has been in a serious time trouble; often having to play 15-20 moves in the final 5-10 minutes into the 40 move mark. This was his style in the "old" days and often he won in adventurous manner in the last seconds. But now he lacks the playing practise since over the last years he has been working as head of office in the Icelandic Althing (The Icelandic legislative assembly).

The Fridriks Tournament is held in "Thjodarbokhladan" (The National Library). Concurrently with the tournament there is an exhibition of a chess related books and items from the very long and interesting Icelandic chess history.

After six rounds GM Margeir Petursson and GM Hannes H. Stefansson lead with 4.5 points each. They will play together in round 7 on Sunday. Helgi Olafsson and Johann Hjartarson should have played their game on Tuesday but due to the illness of Olafsson's father their game was postponed until today (Saturday). As in many other games in this tournament it ended in a draw but only after a hard fight and 60 moves.

After only 10 move former world champion Smyslov looked up and asked Hannes Stefansson if he was playing for a win in the game? Stefansson smiled and said no and they shuck hands. Thus Stefansson was the sole winner of the tournament. The last round was a very peaceful one though both Hjartarson and Helgi Olafsson tried very hard to win. The only game not ending in a draw was between Petursson and Polgar. Margeir secured the second place in the tournament by winning.