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Friðrik Ólafsson

Icelandic chess player and official

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born: 1935
died: 2025
age at death: 90
known for: chess player, chess official, lawyer

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who friðrik ólafsson is

Friðrik Ólafsson was an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He was president of FIDE from 1978 to 1982. He was a six-time Icelandic Chess Champion and a two-time Nordic Chess Champion.

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