{"id":640,"date":"2019-11-20T22:40:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T22:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/?p=640"},"modified":"2019-11-20T23:12:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T23:12:54","slug":"antipov-in-sole-lead-at-the-world-champions-group-at-the-isey-skyr-chess-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/2019\/11\/20\/antipov-in-sole-lead-at-the-world-champions-group-at-the-isey-skyr-chess-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Antipov in sole lead at the World Champions Group at the \u00cdsey Skyr Chess Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russian GM Mikhail Antipov is the sole leader with 2 out of 2 at the World Champions tournament in Hotel Selfoss. The tournament is part of the \u00cdsey Skyr Chess Festival with ten former World Champions pitted against each other.<\/p>\n<p>The only players winning in round one where Antipov and Zhigalko.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9564\" style=\"width: 1084px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/skak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Selfoss_Antipov.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1084\" height=\"819\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antipov was the first one to get a scalp in the tournament and he followed up in round 2 with a nice win.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helgi Gr\u00e9tarsson &#8211; Rafael Leitao<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Helgi played the Catalan against the solid Brazilian Leitao. Not much happened and soon a draw was agreed. Nontheless Leitao can be quite happy with two relatively effortless draws with the black pieces as he was the only player to have two blacks at the start of the tournament. At the same time, Helgi Gretarsson will be pleased with two draws against the two highest rated players!<\/p>\n<div style='width:700px' class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_9151bb0b' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"\u00cdsey skyr - World Champions Group\"]  [Site \"chess24.com\"]  [Date \"2019.11.20\"]  [Round \"2.1\"]  [White \"Gretarsson, Helgi Ass\"]  [Black \"Leitao, Rafael\"]  [Result \"1\/2-1\/2\"]  [ECO \"E09\"]  [WhiteElo \"2415\"]  [BlackElo \"2606\"]  [PlyCount \"55\"]  [EventDate \"2019.??.??\"]  [WhiteTeam \"Iceland\"]  [BlackTeam \"Brazil\"]  [WhiteTeamCountry \"ISL\"]  [BlackTeamCountry \"BRA\"]   1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. Nbd2  Bb7 9. e4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 c5 12. Ng5 h6 13. e5 Bxg2 14. exf6 Nxf6  15. Kxg2 hxg5 16. dxc5 Qc7 17. Bxg5 Qxc5 18. h4 Rac8 19. Rac1 Qc6+ 20. Kg1 b5  21. Ne3 Qxc2 22. Rxc2 Rxc2 23. Nxc2 Rc8 24. Ne3 Kf8 25. Kg2 Ke8 26. Kf3 Nd7 27.  Bxe7 Kxe7 28. Ke2 1\/2-1\/2   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=n&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=F6F6F6&amp;dch=CDB78E&amp;bbch=940428&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=940428&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=CDB78E&amp;ctch=940428&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=000000&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=000000&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=940428&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=FFFFFF&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=t&amp;fh=400&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_9151bb0b&amp;[pgn&amp;pfr=\/pgn4web\/images\/&amp;ss=36' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='400' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9615\" style=\"width: 746px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9615 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/skak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SelfossRd2Sara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"746\" height=\"686\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara bounced back after a tough first round.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sarasadat Khademalsharieh &#8211; H\u00e9\u00f0inn Steingr\u00edmsson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steingrimsson didn&#8217;t go for much in the 1st round vs Leitao while Sara lost against Zhigalko. The opening was solid enough and Steingrimsson seemed to equalize and even take over when one of black&#8217;s rooks became a bit disorientated.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-69dcea5baa471-1\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n\t<noscript>\n\t\t<div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n\t\t\tYou must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n\t\t\tvar selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-69dcea5baa471-1\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n\t\t\tRPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"3r1rk1\\\/pbq4p\\\/1p1bp3\\\/4Np2\\\/2PBnQ2\\\/1P1B4\\\/P5PP\\\/3R1RK1 b - - 0 22\",\"squareSize\":40,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n\t\t});\n\t<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>22&#8230;Rf7?<\/strong> offering white a pleasant line which Sara didn&#8217;t miss <strong>23.Bxe4 Bxe4 24.Qh6!<\/strong> o now there followed another poor rook move<strong> 24&#8230;Re7??<\/strong> which invited <strong>25.Df6!<\/strong> another poor move followed <strong>25&#8230;Bc5??<\/strong> and black had to resign after the clinical <strong>26.Nf7! <\/strong>when mate or material loss follows.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-69dcea5baa471-2\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n\t<noscript>\n\t\t<div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n\t\t\tYou must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n\t\t\tvar selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-69dcea5baa471-2\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n\t\t\tRPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"3r2k1\\\/p1q1rN1p\\\/1p2pQ2\\\/2b2p2\\\/2PBb3\\\/1P6\\\/P5PP\\\/3R1RK1 b - - 5 26\",\"squareSize\":40,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n\t\t});\n\t<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Semyon Lomasov &#8211; Sergei Zhigalko<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-655\" src=\"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75610618_1436777386481520_8582148722530451456_n-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75610618_1436777386481520_8582148722530451456_n-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75610618_1436777386481520_8582148722530451456_n-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75610618_1436777386481520_8582148722530451456_n-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75610618_1436777386481520_8582148722530451456_n-696x438.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75610618_1436777386481520_8582148722530451456_n-1068x672.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75610618_1436777386481520_8582148722530451456_n-668x420.jpg 668w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75610618_1436777386481520_8582148722530451456_n.jpg 1892w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fact that Semyon is somehow still &#8220;only&#8221; an international master is amazing! Clocking in halfway towards a 2600 rating so far Semyon has been perhaps the most impressively prepared player. He exerted almost no energy in his first round draw with black and today he took all his chances against his strong Belarus opponent. Semyon gave up the bishop pair to win a pawn and never seemed to look back after that giving his opponent almost no chances to complicate matters. A very impressive start by the young Russian.<br \/>\n<div style='width:700px' class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_a641ee67' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"\u00cdsey skyr - World Champions Group\"]  [Site \"chess24.com\"]  [Date \"2019.11.20\"]  [Round \"2.3\"]  [White \"Lomasov, Semyon\"]  [Black \"Zhigalko, Sergei\"]  [Result \"1-0\"]  [ECO \"B51\"]  [WhiteElo \"2553\"]  [BlackElo \"2574\"]  [PlyCount \"73\"]  [EventDate \"2019.??.??\"]  [WhiteTeam \"Russia\"]  [BlackTeam \"Belarus\"]  [WhiteTeamCountry \"RUS\"]  [BlackTeamCountry \"BLR\"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d4  cxd4 9. cxd4 e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. Be3 Be7 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Qxd4 {N} O-O 14. Nfd2  Nd7 15. e5 Bf5 16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Nc4 Bc5 18. Qf4 Bg6 19. Nc3 b5 20. Nd2 Nf6 21.  Nb3 Bd6 22. Qd4 Qd7 23. Bd3 b4 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 a5 26. Bf3 a4 27. Nd2 Rac8  28. Rac1 Rc7 29. g3 Rfc8 30. Rc6 a3 31. Nc4 Bxg3 32. Nb6 Bxh2+ 33. Kxh2 Qf5 34.  Nxc8 Qxf3 35. Rxc7 h5 36. bxa3 h4 37. Ne7+ 1-0<\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=n&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=F6F6F6&amp;dch=CDB78E&amp;bbch=940428&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=940428&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=CDB78E&amp;ctch=940428&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=000000&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=000000&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=940428&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=FFFFFF&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=t&amp;fh=400&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_a641ee67&amp;[pgn&amp;pfr=\/pgn4web\/images\/&amp;ss=36' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='400' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9614\" style=\"width: 1220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9614 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/skak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/SelfossRd2Adl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1220\" height=\"858\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahmed Adly can be quite happy with his start despite not playing up to his standards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ahmed Adly &#8211; Dinara Saduakassova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The talented Egyptian GM seemed to get a nice game out of the opening before giving it all away and allowing black to equalize. A tough struggle followed but black was probably just equal when the unthinkable happened&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div style='width:700px' class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_992820c9' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"\u00cdsey skyr - World Champions Group\"]  [Site \"chess24.com\"]  [Date \"2019.11.20\"]  [Round \"2.5\"]  [White \"Adly, Ahmed\"]  [Black \"Saduakassova, Dinara\"]  [Result \"1-0\"]  [ECO \"A34\"]  [WhiteElo \"2607\"]  [BlackElo \"2505\"]  [PlyCount \"77\"]  [EventDate \"2019.??.??\"]  [WhiteTeam \"Egypt\"]  [BlackTeam \"Kazakhstan\"]  [WhiteTeamCountry \"EGY\"]  [BlackTeamCountry \"KAZ\"]   1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. b3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb2 e5 7. e3 Nxc3 8.  Bxc3 e4 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Qg5 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. h4 Qh6 13. Qc2 Bc6 14. O-O-O  O-O-O 15. g4 Qd6 16. d4 Be7 17. Bc4 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Qc7 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bxg7  f6 21. Kb1 Bb4 22. Be6+ Kb8 23. Bh6 Rd2 24. Qc4 Qa5 25. Bf4+ Ka8 26. a4 Ba3 27.  Bf5 Qd8 28. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 29. Qxe4 Qg8 30. Qc4 Qxg4 31. Bg3 Qxc4 32. bxc4 h5 33.  f3 b6 34. Bf4 Rb2+ 35. Ka1 Rf2 36. Rd1 Rxf3 37. Rd8+ Kb7 38. Rd7+ Kc6 39. 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An unreal blunder by black here as Dinara chose to play 38&#8230;Kc6?? allowing 39.Rc7# A truly nightmarish start by the talented player from Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-649 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75303687_832811737122172_7659238272995950592_n-1024x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75303687_832811737122172_7659238272995950592_n-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75303687_832811737122172_7659238272995950592_n-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75303687_832811737122172_7659238272995950592_n-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75303687_832811737122172_7659238272995950592_n-696x385.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75303687_832811737122172_7659238272995950592_n-1068x589.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75303687_832811737122172_7659238272995950592_n-761x420.jpg 761w, https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/75303687_832811737122172_7659238272995950592_n.jpg 1948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mikhail Antipov &#8211; Hannes Stef\u00e1nsson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Zhigalko losing it was only Antipov remaining with a chance to end the round with a full house. Stefansson choose the Petroff defence, a slight surprise although he had already played it at the European team championships. Antipov exchanged Queens early but nonetheless seemed to keep a very nice grip on the position and he never let it go. In Karpovian fashion, his grip on the position transposed to a pawn up rook ending where he made no mistakes. A nice game by Antipov!<\/p>\n<div style='width:700px' class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_5904122a' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"\u00cdsey skyr - World Champions Group\"]  [Site \"chess24.com\"]  [Date \"2019.11.20\"]  [Round \"2.4\"]  [White \"Antipov, Mikhail Al.\"]  [Black \"Stefansson, Hannes\"]  [Result \"1-0\"]  [ECO \"C42\"]  [WhiteElo \"2558\"]  [BlackElo \"2546\"]  [PlyCount \"85\"]  [EventDate \"2019.??.??\"]  [WhiteTeam \"Russia\"]  [BlackTeam \"Iceland\"]  [WhiteTeamCountry \"RUS\"]  [BlackTeamCountry \"ISL\"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nd3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nf4 Nf6 7. d4 Qxe2+ 8.  Bxe2 d5 9. Nc3 c6 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. f3 b6 12. Kf2 O-O 13. g4 Ba6 14. Nce2 Bxd3  15. Nxd3 Na6 16. Bf4 Rfd8 17. a4 Bxf4 18. Nexf4 Nd7 19. a5 b5 20. c3 Rac8 21.  Rae1 Kf8 22. h4 c5 23. Nxd5 cxd4 24. cxd4 Nf6 25. Nxf6 gxf6 26. Rc1 Rc4 27. Nc5  Nxc5 28. dxc5 Rd2+ 29. Ke3 Rdc2 30. Rxc2 Rxc2 31. b4 Rc4 32. Rb1 Ke7 33. h5 h6  34. Rb3 f5 35. gxf5 Rh4 36. a6 Rxh5 37. Ke4 Rh1 38. Kd5 Kd7 39. Ke5 Ke7 40. Re3  Ra1 41. Kd5+ Kd7 42. c6+ Kd8 43. f6 1-0<\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=n&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=F6F6F6&amp;dch=CDB78E&amp;bbch=940428&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=940428&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=CDB78E&amp;ctch=940428&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=000000&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=000000&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=940428&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=FFFFFF&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=t&amp;fh=400&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_5904122a&amp;[pgn&amp;pfr=\/pgn4web\/images\/&amp;ss=36' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='400' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>All in all the white pieces produced 4.5 out of 5 in the 2nd round so the World Champions need to come up with something better with the black pieces in the coming rounds!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 2 results.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9607\" src=\"https:\/\/skak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rounds2Results.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"897\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Standings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9608\" src=\"https:\/\/skak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Round2Standings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3rd round pairings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9606\" src=\"https:\/\/skak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Round3parings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"892\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 3rd round will get under way at 1700 local time tomorrow. The open South tournament will also sart tomorrow and both tournaments will be closely followed with live commentary on FM Ingvar Johannesson&#8217;s Twitch channel here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/zibbit64\">http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/zibbit64<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian GM Mikhail Antipov is the sole leader with 2 out of 2 at the World Champions tournament in Hotel Selfoss. The tournament is part of the \u00cdsey Skyr Chess Festival with ten former World Champions pitted against each other. 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