Mar-14-21 Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 
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avenant69: No sweat about that confusion <AylerKupp>... I will let that Hilmar-article be for the moment, and concentrate on my commentary on game 6. It will be in two parts: first my personal impression and experience about it, and secondly the general public's. One question in the ... |
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May-22-16 E Gudmundsson vs I Stohl, 1984 
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avenant69: This game was played by Elvar Gudmundsson (player and game already in database), and the venue was Oakham (England) |
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Apr-19-16 Carlsen vs Harikrishna, 2016 
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avenant69: White had an even earlier kill, after 34...a4
with:
35. Qxd8+ Rxd8
36. Re8+ RxR
37. RxR+ Qf8
38. Bh7+ Kxh7
39. Rxf8 |
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Sep-20-15 de Firmian vs G Sigurjonsson, 1984 
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avenant69: GM Gudmundur Sigurjonsson played his last competitive tournament in late 1987. Since then, he has played on and off in local competitions, and for instance, he drew with black against Sokolov in one of those about 10 years ago. (source: Helgi Olafsson) The games in the database ... |
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Apr-20-15 Reykjavik Open (2015)
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avenant69: The player in this tournament called Gudmundur Sigurjonsson is not the well known GM, but a much younger namsake, born in 1967. The older player stopped tournament play at least 10 years ago. |
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Mar-03-15 K Funck vs B Halldorsson, 1971 
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avenant69: This game was played in the Nordic Countries Championship
(Reykjavik, August 1971), category A. Masters.
White is Kaj Funck (Finland) - black Bragi Halldorsson (Iceland),
who is already in the database.
B. Halldorsson also won the overall Blitz tournement. |
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Sep-12-14 A Gudmundsson vs Fischer, 1960 
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avenant69: Shortly before his death (on 4 Aug 2014), Gudmundsson confided in someone that he believed that 16.Qd1 would have been the best move.
(Source: obituary on 10 Sept.14 in mbl.is) |
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Aug-27-14 Arinbjorn Gudmundsson 
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avenant69: Born in Iceland on 22 May 1932, emigrating to australia in 1970, Arinbjörn Guðmundsson passed away there about a month ago (exact date is not given), source mbl.is |
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Jan-21-13 F Steinthorsson vs S Fridthjofsdottir, 2012
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avenant69: If it makes things any easier for you: both players are Icelandic, and their last names are patronymics, i.e. their father's first name, with either "son" or "daughter, dóttir" added to it. Family names exist but they are rare.
Russian has both patronymics and family names, a ... |
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May-08-12 Haukur Angantysson 
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avenant69: Haukur Angantysson died on May 4th 2012. |
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Feb-08-12 G Gislason vs Korchnoi, 2012
Sep-30-11 L Josteinsson vs D Van Riper, 1978 
May-10-11 Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010 
Apr-08-11 Robert James Fischer 
Nov-18-10 Ingi Randver Johannsson
Feb-24-10 H Olafsson vs Hertneck, 1992 
Mar-16-06 Magnus Carlsen 
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