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Final A

pos.	name	Elo	flag	1		2		3		pts	+	=	-
⇑ 1.	GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar	2535		●		1	½	1	½	3	2	2	0
⇑ 2.-3.	GM Nielsen, Peter Heine	2515		0	½	●		½	½	1½	0	3	1
⇑ 2.-3.	GM Åkesson, Ralf	2510		0	½	½	½	●		1½	0	3	1

Round by round results

1st round — 19th September 1998
GM Nielsen, Peter Heine		2515	0 - 1	2535		GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar
GM Åkesson, Ralf		2510	BYE
1. Stefánsson — 1; 2.-3. Nielsen, Åkesson — 0;

2nd round — 19th September 1998
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar		2535	1 - 0	2510		GM Åkesson, Ralf
GM Nielsen, Peter Heine		2515	BYE
1. Stefánsson — 2; 2.-3. Nielsen, Åkesson — 0;

3rd round — 19th September 1998
GM Åkesson, Ralf		2535	½ - ½	2510		GM Nielsen, Peter Heine
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar		2535	BYE
1. Stefánsson — 2; 2.-3. Nielsen, Åkesson — ½;

4th round — 19th September 1998
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar		2535	½ - ½	2515		GM Nielsen, Peter Heine
GM Åkesson, Ralf		2510	BYE
1. Stefánsson — 2½; 2. Nielsen — 1; 3. Åkesson — ½;

5th round — 19th September 1998
GM Åkesson, Ralf		2510	½ - ½	2535		GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar
GM Nielsen, Peter Heine		2515	BYE
1. Stefánsson — 3; 2.-3. Nielsen, Åkesson — 1;

6th round — 19th September 1998
GM Nielsen, Peter Heine		2515	½ - ½	2510		GM Åkesson, Ralf
GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar		2535	BYE
1. Stefánsson — 3; 2.-3. Nielsen, Åkesson — 1½;

Final B

pos.	name	Elo	flag	4		5		6		pts	+	=	-
4.-6.	GM Wedberg, Tom	2475		●		½	0	1	½	2	1	2	1
4.-6.	GM Gausel, Einar	2540		½	1	●		0	½	2	1	2	1
4.-6.	GM Djurhuus, Rune	2495		0	½	1	½	●		2	1	2	1

Play-off for a reserve place in World Championship: Wedberg, Tom-Gausel, Einar 1½-½ (1 - 0, ½ - ½).
It is not clear why these two and not Djurhuus competed in this extra match.

Round by round results

1st round — 19th September 1998
GM Wedberg, Tom		2475	1 - 0	2495		GM Djurhuus, Rune
GM Gausel, Einar		2540	BYE
4. Wedberg — 1; 5.-6. Gausel, Djurhuus — 0;

2nd round — 19th September 1998
GM Djurhuus, Rune		2495	1 - 0	2540		GM Gausel, Einar
GM Wedberg, Tom		2475	BYE
4.-5. Wedberg, Djurhuus — 1; 6. Gausel — 0;

3rd round — 19th September 1998
GM Gausel, Einar		2540	½ - ½	2475		GM Wedberg, Tom
GM Djurhuus, Rune		2495	BYE
4. Wedberg — 1½; 5. Djurhuus — 1; 6. Gausel — ½;

4th round — 19th September 1998
GM Djurhuus, Rune		2495	½ - ½	2475		GM Wedberg, Tom
GM Gausel, Einar		2540	BYE
4. Wedberg — 2; 5. Djurhuus — 1½; 6. Gausel — ½;

5th round — 19th September 1998
GM Gausel, Einar		2540	½ - ½	2495		GM Djurhuus, Rune
GM Wedberg, Tom		2475	BYE
4.-5. Wedberg, Djurhuus — 2; 6. Gausel — 1;

6th round — 19th September 1998
GM Wedberg, Tom		2475	0 - 1	2540		GM Gausel, Einar
GM Djurhuus, Rune		2495	BYE
4.-6. Wedberg, Gausel, Djurhuus — 2;

Knock-out

pos.	name	Elo	flag	R1	R2	R3
Q	GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar	2535		18 1½—½	9 3—1	4 1½—½
Q	GM Nielsen, Peter Heine	2515		19 1½—½	11 4—2	6 2½—1½
Q	GM Åkesson, Ralf	2510		13 2—0	10 1½—½	5 1½—½
R3	GM Djurhuus, Rune	2495		15 2—0	8 1½—½	1 ½—1½
R3	GM Gausel, Einar	2540		17 1½—½	7 1½—½	3 ½—1½
R3	GM Wedberg, Tom	2475		24 3½—2½	12 4—3	2 1½—2½
R2	GM Hector, Jonny	2510		16 1½—½	5 ½—1½
R2	GM Hansen, Sune Berg	2460		21 1½—½	4 ½—1½
R2	GM Ólafsson, Helgi	2505		20 2½—1½	1 1—3
R2	GM Pétursson, Margeir	2555		22 3—1	3 ½—1½
R2	IM Brynell, Stellan	2485		14 1½—½	2 2—4
R2	GM Danielsen, Henrik	2510		23 3½—2½	6 3—4
R1	IM Sammalvuo, Tapani	2410		3 0—2
R1	GM Agrest, Evgenij	2545		11 ½—1½
R1	GM Hansen, Curt	2610		4 0—2
R1	IM Fyllingen, Roy Harald	2405		7 ½—1½
R1	IM Hall, Jesper	2485		5 ½—1½
R1	GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss	2480		1 ½—1½
R1	FM Pihlajasalo, Antti	2450		2 ½—1½
R1	IM Rødgaard, John	2320		9 1½—2½
R1	IM Østenstad, Berge	2520		8 ½—1½
R1	GM Þórhallsson, Þröstur	2495		10 1—3
R1	FM Salmensuu, Olli	2420		12 2½—3½
R1	GM Schandorff, Lars	2535		6 2½—3½

Round 1

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Djurhuus, Rune 2495 2 1 1 GM Hansen, Curt 2610 0 0 0

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Pétursson, Margeir 2555 3 0 1 1 1 GM Þórhallsson, Þröstur 2495 1 1 0 0 0

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 IM Brynell, Stellan 2485 1½ 1 ½ GM Agrest, Evgenij 2545 ½ 0 ½

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Gausel, Einar 2540 1½ 1 ½ IM Hall, Jesper 2485 ½ 0 ½

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Grétarsson, Helgi Áss 2480 ½ ½ 0 GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar 2535 1½ ½ 1

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 GM Schandorff, Lars 2535 2½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 GM Wedberg, Tom 2475 3½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 IM Østenstad, Berge 2520 ½ ½ 0 GM Hansen, Sune Berg 2460 1½ ½ 1

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Nielsen, Peter Heine 2515 1½ 1 ½ FM Pihlajasalo, Antti 2450 ½ 0 ½

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 FM Salmensuu, Olli 2420 2½ 1 0 0 1 0 ½ GM Danielsen, Henrik 2510 3½ 0 1 1 0 1 ½

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Åkesson, Ralf 2510 2 1 1 IM Sammalvuo, Tapani 2410 0 0 0

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 IM Fyllingen, Roy Harald 2405 ½ 0 ½ GM Hector, Jonny 2510 1½ 1 ½

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Ólafsson, Helgi 2505 2½ 1 0 ½ 1 IM Rødgaard, John 2320 1½ 0 1 ½ 0

Round 2

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Åkesson, Ralf 2510 1½ 1 ½ GM Pétursson, Margeir 2555 ½ 0 ½

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Gausel, Einar 2540 1½ 1 ½ GM Hector, Jonny 2510 ½ 0 ½

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Ólafsson, Helgi 2505 1 ½ ½ 0 0 GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar 2535 3 ½ ½ 1 1

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Hansen, Sune Berg 2520 ½ ½ 0 GM Djurhuus, Rune 2495 1½ ½ 1

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 IM Brynell, Stellan 2485 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 GM Nielsen, Peter Heine 2515 4 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 R2.1 R2.2 B1 GM Danielsen, Henrik 2510 3 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 GM Wedberg, Tom 2475 4 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1

Round 3

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Gausel, Einar 2540 ½ ½ 0 GM Åkesson, Ralf 2510 1½ ½ 1

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 GM Djurhuus, Rune 2495 ½ ½ 0 GM Stefánsson, Hannes Hlífar 2535 1½ ½ 1

name Elo flag ∑ 1 2 R1.1 R1.2 GM Nielsen, Peter Heine 2515 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1 GM Wedberg, Tom 2475 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0

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