#302 Simon Williams & Bjorn Thorfinnsson

from Chess After Dark · host Birkir Karl & Leifur Þorsteinsson

Gott kvöld og verið velkomin í Chess After Dark!Í kvöld höfum við náð saman tveimur gömlum vinum sem hafa þekkst í 31 ár, eru nýbúnir að setja af stað podcast saman - og hafa beilað á okkur oftar en ég kæri mig um að rifja upp.Gestir kvöldsins eru alþjóðlegi meistarinn og fyrrum ritstjóri DV, Björn Þorfinnsson - og enski stórmeistarinn og maðurinn á bakvið Ginger GM, Simon Williams.Við switchum yfir á ensku.Welcome back to another episode of Chess After Dark! Tonight we have a duo that I have been chasing for what feels like an eternity. They have ghosted me, bailed on me, and the last time they cancelled - back in March 2025 - Simon literally told me: "Just ask Bear to sort his life and calendar out."Topics in the show:Ginger and BearHow they met - 31 years of friendshipIceland - why Simon keeps coming backGelfand makes me hornySimon the player - from prodigy to living in a carThe best scalps Ginger GMHow to get better at chessKnight QuestionsÞessi þáttur er í boði:KaldiÍslandssjóðirSESSORKappahlKrónanKolumbus ÆvintýraferðirOrka NátturunnarGIGGÓELKOPaydayFröken ReykjavíkKvikmyndaskólinnFlugvallarskutlan.isBad MickeyLengjanDave&JonsFrumherjiNjótið vel kæru hlustendur.

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