Tupilaq Chess pieces based in Greenlandic folklore made by Icelandic artist Haukur Halldorsson
Icelandic Artist Haukur Halldorsson, sometimes known as the Hawk has made some rather unusual and unique ceramic chess pieces based in Greenlandic cus...
First female junior chess champ in Iceland
Nansý Davíðsdóttir this weekend became the first girl to be crowned Icelandic children’s chess champion. The Icelandic Children’s Chess Ch...
Famous Lewis chessmen originally from Iceland?
A chess piece recently discovered at Siglunes, Iceland could explain the origin of the mysterious Uig chessmen associated with the island of Lewis, of...
Icelandic court: Bobby Fischer was legally married to Japanese wife
The Reykjavik District Court yesterday declared that Miyoko Watai was chess grand master Bobby Fischer’s legal wife after all.
Bobby Fischer not Jinky’s father
The results of a DNA test carried out on the exhumed corpse of chess legend Bobby Fischer indicate that he is not the father of Jinky Jong, Icelandic ...
Norwegian teen is world’s best chess player
A Norwegian teen is set to become a household name since being named the best chess player on the planet. Magnus Carlsen is just 17 years old, but aft...
Four claims on Fischer’s legacy
Chess legend Bobby Fischer died at the age of 64 in Iceland, was buried almost secretly and left behind him a legacy of confusion that echoed the cont...
The complicated legacy of Bobby Fischer
Chess legend Bobby Fischer, who died on January 17th, was recently buried at a country church in Iceland during a Catholic funeral service. Though the...