Reykjavik Open Chess 2022 Schedule, Date, Time, Players, Draw, Fixtures, Prize Money

The star-studded line-up of Reykjavik Chess Open 2022 is set and raring to begin the campaign from today, we take a look at the list of players, format, schedule, prize money and other details of the tournament

In total, two-hundred sixty seven participants are competing in the Reykjavik Open 2022 Chess tournament.

Reykjavik Open Chess 2022 Schedule, Date, Time, Players, Draw, Fixtures, Prize Money Pool

Reykjavik Open 2022 History and Schedule

In 2022, the Reykjavik Open will return to its original home at the Harpa music and conference complex. The dates for the event have been announced for April 6th through April 12th. In total, nine rounds will be played over the course of seven days.

Many of the best chess players in the world have competed in the Reykjavik Open throughout its history. Magnus Carlsen, the current world champion, and Fabiano Caruana, his last rival for the title, are among them, as are Mikhail Tal, the 8th world champion, who won the first tournament in 1964 with a record 1212 points out of 13, and Vasili Smyslov, the 7th world champion.

Tournament Format, Rules, and Prize Money Pool

In the Reykjavik Open 2022, 267 players will compete in swiss-system nine round long tournament over the course of seven days. The play duration will be 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes after move 40. Increment of 30 seconds to each subsequent move from the very first move.

The full schedule, pairing, and results of the tournament can be found here.

Reykjavik Open 2022 List of Players

Prize Money

The awards for each category will be determined later. The overall prize pool is expected to be around 15.000 Euros.

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