The European Individual Chess Championship 2021 will take place 26 August – 5 September in Reykjavik, Iceland. The event will be held in a historic venue at Hotel Natura.
Hotel Natura has a rich history of chess events, hosting several previous editions of the Reykjavik Open. The hotel accommodated Bobby Fischer during the 1972 World Championship match, when he defeated Boris Spassky to become World Chess Champion.
Several other high-level chess events took place in Hotel Natura, such as the 1977 Spassky vs Hort Candidate match, and GMA World Cup in 1991.
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The European Individual Championship 2021 will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system. The event used to be a qualification tournament for the World Chess Cup, but this year, the qualification spots will be decided at the European Hybrid Qualification Chess Tournament 2021. Simultaneously with the European Individual Chess Championship, the Natura Hotel will host Reykjavik Open 28 August- 3 September.
More details about the events and official regulations are expected to be published soon.