Chess Grandmaster Honorary Citizen of Reykjavík BY EYGLÓ SVALA ARNARSDÓTTIR January 29, 2015 11:02 Updated: January 29, 2015 11:15 Friðrik Ólafsson, Iceland’s first grandmaster in chess, was given the title Honorary Citizen of Reykjavík at a ceremony in Höfði...
Legendary GM Fridrik Olafsson participates in the Reykjavik Open
Today, Iceland’s first and oldest Grandmaster announced his participation in the Reykjavik Open. Yes, the legendary Fridrik Olafsson will play! Olafsson shouldn’t need to be introduced, especially not to local fans. He became Iceland’s first Grandmaster in 1958. He...
First Icelandic Chess Day Celebrated
First Icelandic Chess Day Celebrated The first annual Icelandic Chess Day was celebrated around the country for the first time on Thursday. It is held in honor of Iceland’s first grand master Friðrik Ólafsson, who celebrated his 77th birthday...
GM Friðrik Ólafsson turns 75
Grandmaster Friðrik Ólafsson was born on January 26, 1935 in in Reykjavík, Iceland. He turns 75 today. He was a former president of FIDE. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess legends unite in Reykjavik
03/10/2008 11:43Spassky in Iceland to Honor Fischer’s Memory Former world champion in chess Boris Spassky and friend of late chess master Bobby Fischer is currently in Iceland to commemorate Fischer’s 65th birthday and participate in the 23rd annual Reykjavík...