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Fridrik Olafsson, Pioneering Icelandic Chess Grandmaster, passed away..
Fridrik Olafsson, the first Icelandic chess grandmaster who paved the way for chess in his native country and served as FIDE President from 1978 to 1982, passed away on April 4, 2025, just months after his… pic.twitter.com/7WAR5ID66z
— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) April 7, 2025