Friðrik Ólafsson
Icelandic chess grandmaster and official (born 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Friðrik.
Friðrik Ólafsson (born 26 January 1935) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He was president of FIDE from 1978 to 1982. He is a six-time Icelandic Chess Champion and a two-time Nordic Chess Champion.
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Friðrik Ólafsson | |
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Country | Iceland |
Born | 26 January 1935 (1935-01-26) (age 89) Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland |
Title | Grandmaster (1958) |
Peak rating | 2600 (January 1969) |
Peak ranking | No. 14 (January 1969)[1] |
President of FIDE | |
In office 1978–1982 | |
Preceded by | Max Euwe |
Succeeded by | Florencio Campomanes |
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