The Chess Viking

♟️ Welcome to The Chess Viking — the channel of FIDE Master & FIDE Trainer Ingvar Þór Jóhannesson from Iceland, home of legends like Friðrik Ólafsson and the Reykjavik Open.

Here you’ll find practical lessons, game breakdowns, and deep dives designed to sharpen your chess understanding and help you climb the rating ladder. My specialty is pattern recognition — because once you see the patterns, the game becomes clearer, faster, and more fun.

🔥 What you’ll get here:

Easy-to-follow lessons from an experienced coach

Opening traps & tactical themes explained step by step

Commentary on famous games and modern battles

Pattern recognition playlists to train your chess intuition

Subscribe and join me on the journey to conquer the board — raid, rule, checkmate!