More on the Fischer Random Cup

After last week's post Lenderman, Rapport Take Reykjavík, what more can be said about the event, aka the 'European Fischer Random Cup'. How about some games? Since 100 players participated, 50 games were played per round -- nine rounds should give 450 games for the tournament.

The page Fischer Random Cup (reykjavikopen.com) has results for 20 games per round, presumably for games which were recorded automatically while they were in progress. Clicking on a game opens a viewer to play through and download the game. Clicking on the PGN download button gives only the message 'Not logged in'. Logging in to Chessbomb.com gives the message 'Only Premium accounts can download PGN'. A similar interface producing the same information is on GAMMA Reykjavík Fischer Random Chess Memorial 2018 (chessbomb.com).

Back to Reykjavikopen.com, a number of side events were held in conjunction with the Fischer Random Cup (GAMMA Reykjavík Open 2018 – Bobby Fischer Memorial):-

• 2018-03-05: Simultaneous Fischer Random exhibition by Nihal Sarin • 'One of the Worlds most brilliant young talents, IM Nihal Sarin (2532), the World no. 1 in the under 14 category'
• 2018-03-09: European Fischer Random Cup 2018 (Free day) • The Fischer Random Chess960 event was held on Fischer's 75th birthday.
• 2018-03-12: Fischer Memorial Tour I – Fischer Center and Fischer’s Grave
• 2018-03-13: Fischer Memorial Tour II – Playing venue of the Match of the Century and the National Museum • 'GM Helgi Ólafsson will deliver a lecture about Fischer, based on his book “Bobby Fischer Comes home: The Final Years in Iceland, a Saga of Friendship and Lost Illusions”'

The page announcing the Fischer Memorial Tour I, 'a trip to the Fischer Center in Selfoss and Fischer’s Grave nearby', included a map of Selfoss:-

For more about the Fischer Center, see Welcome to the Bobby Fischer Center (fischersetur.is).