Iran’s Maqsoudlou crowned at Reykjavik Open
Iranian chess grandmaster Parham Maqsoudlou was crowned champion at the Reykjavik Open 2025 in Iceland.
World No. 42 Maqsoudlou shared the spoils with Indian grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta in the ninth and the final round on Tuesday to finish atop the table with 7.5 points – thanks to six wins and two draws after nine rounds of matches.
Ukraine’s Vasyl Ivanchuk, Azerbaijan’s Mahammad Muradli, and Serbian Velimir Ivic stood behind the Iranian, respectively, with the runner-up to 11th-placed players finishing on seven points.
The Iranian began his campaign with a victory over German Georg Tscheuschner, and went on to beat British FIDE master Sohum Lohia, Lukasz Licznerski of Poland, American Brandon Jacobson, Azerbaijani GM Muradli, and Shreyas Royal of England, while settling for a draw against Ukrainian Ivanchuk.
The Iranian was not paired with any opponent in the fourth round.
The latest triumph took Maqsoudlou’s FIDE rating to 2684 points.
More than 200 players from 52 countries took part at the seven-day event.
This was the 39th edition of the chess tournament in the capital of Iceland.