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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 220: Magnus Carlsen At Icelandic Chess Tournament
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! In this episode, editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is in his hometown of Hafnarfjörður to bring you the latest Icelandic news. [su_pullquote]It’s only one week until Iceland Airwaves returns to Reykjavík! Get prepared by pre-ordering our Airwaves Goodie Bag!…
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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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Chess Player Threatens Opponent; Chess Court: “Out Of Our Jurisdiction”
The court of the Icelandic Chess Federation has reprimanded a chess player for unsportsmanlike behaviour at the Brim tournament series earlier this summer. He had been expelled from the tournament for accusing his opponent of cheating, but he will not be banned…
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Screaming Yoga Class Disturbs Chess Tournament Next Door
Location is everything, as they say, and that apparently applies just as much to which two places of business are right next to each other as it does to attracting a costumer base. Fréttablaðið reports that there has been considerable discordance at…
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Check (Your Drawer): Recently Rediscovered £1M Chess Piece May Have Icelandic Roots
When a Scottish antiques dealer acquired a small, worn chess-piece carved from walrus ivory for £5 GBP in 1964 (13,540 ISK in today’s money), he clearly didn’t understand the value of his new purchase. He noted the acquisition down in his records…
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Chess Nerds And The Drug-Knights That Say Ni!
It’s safe to say that the Icelandic nation was in shock when the president of the Icelandic Chess Federation was arrested after special forces burst into their headquarters in January last year. Shortly after the bust, the police issued a statement that…
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Grímsey: Island Of Chess Players
Willard is not your typical Icelandic name, but until a few decades ago it was a not an uncommon name on the island of Grímsey. Not Sigurður, Haukur, Hilmar, or Þorgeir, but Willard. The reason is as follows: the American writer, linguist,…