Reykjavik Open: Johann Hjartarson

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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 Icelandic legend Fridrik Olafsson and about Magnus Carlsen.



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Chess
Reykjavik
Johann Hjartarson
Fridrik Olafsson
Magnus Carlsen