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| Name | The Best In Iceland - an interview with Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson |
| Video Uploader | Video From ChessBase |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 01-02-2022 11:41:25 |
| Video Discription | In 2020, we started a series called "The Best In", and interviewed some of the strongest male and female players of Aruba, The Bahamas, Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago, Armenia and Austria. The popular series will continue as a YouTube version with a 1-to-1 Zoom interview, including an analysis of the player's favourite game. We start the new chapter with the coldest country so far - Iceland. And in 2021, Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson has had his best chess year so far. He speaks with us about the chess situation in Iceland, his motivation for the next years, and an interesting, mad story with another "ginger" chess fellow - Simon Williams. https://en.chessbase.com/post/98499 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - How to pronounce your name correctly? 1:09 - Why are there so many good chess players in Iceland, and are you related to them? 2:40 - Do you remember when you learned to play chess? 3:59 - What was the greatest chess boom effect for Iceland? Bobby Fischer? Championship 1972? 6:30 - Is chess your profession, or do you have another job? 8:21 - You are very social. How did the coronavirus affect your mood and chess life? 10:04 - Which title win, was the most important for you? 12:03 - According to the Mega Database, your favourite openings seem to be the Queen's Gambit and the classical Sicilian. Is this correct? 14:04 - What was your very first chess success? 15:31 - You became a GM in 2013. Any game you remember particularly well? 17:46 - You reached a 2600 rating, the GM title, and won the Icelandic championship. Any motivation to accomplish something more in chess? 19:47 - How can we imagine the current chess scene in Iceland? 22:00 - Did you play more online chess during the lockdown? 24:02 - You played in plenty of Olympiads. Which one was your favourite? 25:02 - Any hobbies or passions besides chess? And what can you even do in Iceland? 26:30 - I watched a YT Video of Simon Williams, who called you "Ginger Karpov". What is that about? And he also mentioned you in a very interesting bar and drinking story? 31:35 - What strengthened your chess skill the most? 33:03 - Do you have any role models? 34:45 - What is your favourite chess book? 36:05 - Any favourite chess movie/series? 37:25 - Analysis of one of Hjoervar Gretasson's favourite games played |
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