Egon Mattaaq: His tournament debut at the Olympiad

9/21/2026 – In April, 24-year-old Egon Mattaaq, who lives in Upernavik in northwestern Greenland, won the country's first official national championship. Ten players took part, and Mattaaq won with 6 out of 7. Because of the great distances within the country, the tournament was played online. In Samarkand, Greenland is taking part in a Chess Olympiad for the first time, and for Mattaaq it is also the first tournament in which he is playing over the board against real-life opponents. Arne Kähler spoke to him during the Olympiad.