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No draws for the champion
In August 2020, Iceland was one of the first countries to organize its national championship as an over-the-board tournament. The 108th edition of the championship was held about nine months later in Kópavogur, Iceland’s second-largest municipality by population. The city is located south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Fischer liked to play aggressive but basically sound lines against the Sicilian and many of his variations are still very much alive and a good choice for players of all levels.
Defending champion Guðmundur Kjartansson was among the participants, as was 13-time champion Hannes Stefánsson, who won the tournament for a last time in 2019. The rating favourite, however, was 27-year-old Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson (rated 2588).