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Spassky Wished To Be Buried Next To Fischer In Laugardæla Cemetery
The Fischer Random Chess World Championship is now taking place in Iceland on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the duel of Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in Laugardalshöll, which ended with Fisher’s world title. [su_pullquote]Iceland Airwaves returns to Reykjavík! Get…
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RVK Newscast 177: Banking Scandals Are Back, And Finally Some Trees
Welcome back to RVK Newscast. Editor-in-chief of the Reykjavík Grapevine, Valur Grettisson, and his trusty Chief Morale Officer, Pollý, are in Heiðmörk forest to talk about record numbers of trees in Iceland, banking scandal, and chess celebrations. [su_pullquote]Not in Iceland for a…
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Searching For Bobby Fischer In Selfoss
Within minutes of entering Selfoss, Hrefna and I are lost. “I think we were supposed to take the other exit,” I say, but there are trucks riding our ass and before we know it we’re on the outskirts of town. To people…
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From the Editor’s Chair
We have just survived February, the coldest, darkest month of the year. Every time we escape this gruelling period alive, and relatively unscathed, it is cause for celebration. So, take a seat by the bar and chuck down a few, and take…