24/01/2022 – En 2020, comenzamos una serie llamada "The Best In" "Los mejores en" refiriéndonos a los mejores ajedrecistas de un determinado país en cada entrega. Salieron, por ejemplo, jugadoras y jugadores fuertes de Aruba, las Bahamas, Brasil, Trinidad y Tobago, Armenia y Austria. En esta ocasión hemos realizado una vídeo entrevista con un jugador islandés: Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson. Nos cuenta como está la situación actual en el mundo del ajedrez de Islandia, cuál es su motivación para los próximos años y también nos cuenta una historia curiosa de su amigo pelirrojo inglés, Simon Williams. | Foto: ChessBase
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The Best In Iceland: con Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson
Ajedrez en Islandia
Islandia tiene relativamente pocos habitantes, 370.000 en una superficie de 100.000 km². Es decir, la densidad de población es comparable con la de Australia o Namibia, por ejemplo.
La cascada de Seljalandsfoss | Foto: Pixabay
Paisaje rural en Islandia | Foto: Pixabay
Aurora Boralis | Foto: Pixabay
Un tercio de la población de toda Islandia vive en la capital, Reikiavik| Foto: Pixabay
A pesar del hecho que Islandia tenga tan pocos habitantes, hay sorprendentemente muchos s jugadores de ajedrez con títulos FIDE, entre ellos también diez grandes maestros activos.
Eso seguramente, eso tendrá que ver con la historia de Islandia y el hecho que fue allí donde se disputó el legendario duelo por el Campeonato del Mundo entre Bobby Fischer y Boris Spassky. Además, el ex presidente de la FIDE, Fridrik Ólafsson, también ha contribuido muchísimo a la gran cultura de ajedrez en Islandia.
En la capital de Islandia, Reikiavik, se puede visitar el Bobby Fischer Centre para ver, por ejemplo, las planillas firmadas por los jugadores.
Desde el año 1964, el famoso Abierto de Ajedrez de Reikiavik ha contado con muchos campeones celebres, por ejemplo, Mikhail Tal, Wang Hao, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So y Anish Giri.
Hechos curiosos:
Levon Aronian ganó el Abierto de Islandia en 2004, jugando para Alemania
Fabiano Caruana ganó el Abierto de Islandia en 2012, entonces todavía jugando para Italia
Wesley So ganó el abierto un año más tarde, jugando bajo la bandera de Filipinas
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?
Arne KaehlerArne Kaehler, una persona creativa y apasionada por los juegos de mesa en general, nació en Hamburgo y aprendió a jugar ajedrez muy pequeño. Al enseñar ajedrez a equipos juveniles y al crear contenido sobre ajedrez en YouTube, Arne consiguió transmitir su pasión y llegó a crear un curso de ajedrez online. Actualmente, Arne publica en la página inglesa de ChessBase, enfocándose en producir artículos entretenidos y de promoción.
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It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
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It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
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