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Fridrik Olafsson
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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
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Sportsman
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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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