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An interview with Egypt's number one chess player Bassem Amin, who beat the strong Czech grandmaster David Navara in round 9 of the Reykjavik Open. Amin is a doctor and will spend his next year between hospitals and tournament halls! … [Read more...] about Reykjavik Open: Bassem Amin

An interview with IM Irina Krush (USA), who has been to Reykjavik many times already. After this tournament she will travel to Astana, Kazakhstan to play the Women's World Teams Championship. … [Read more...] about Reykjavik Open: Irina Krush

An interview with one of the most successful Icelandic grandmasters ever: Johann Hjartarson. In 1987 he finished equal first at the Interzonal tournament in Szirak, Hungary and qualified for the World Championship Candidates Tournament in 1988. he defeated Viktor Kortchnoi but lost to Anatoly Karpov in the quarter finals. Hjartarson talks about the tournament, about that other … [Read more...] about Reykjavik Open: Johann Hjartarson

An interview with the 14-year-old Chinese IM Wei Yi, who will probably clinch the GM title in Reykjavik. He already has two GM norms, and is almost sure of a third! … [Read more...] about Reykjavik Open: Wei Yi

It's Women's Day in Iceland and so we decided to interview Sopiko Guramishvili, the girlfriend of top seed Anish Giri and quite a strong player herself! She studies international languages and focuses on English, which you can tell from this interview. … [Read more...] about Reykjavik Open: Sopiko Guramishvili