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Fridrik Olafsson
  • Date of Birth:
    January 26, 1935
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aquarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Icelander

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Fridrik Olafsson

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    Fridrik Olafsson
    • He worked as a lawyer at the Icelandic Ministry of Justice.
    • Friðrik usually played the Sicilian Defence against 1.e4 and the Nimzo-Indian Defence against 1.d4.
    • In 1982 he was replaced by Florencio Campomanes and appointed Secretary to the Icelandic Parliament.
    • In 1978 he succeeded Max Euwe as President of international chess governing body FIDE.
    • He became a Grandmaster in 1958.
    • A first time winner of the Icelandic Championship in 1952 and of the Scandinavian Championship a year later, he rapidly became recognised as the strongest Icelandic player of his generation.
    • Is an Icelandic chess Grandmaster and former president of FIDE.

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