CHESS PLAYER

Friðrik Ólafsson

1935 - 2025

Friðrik Ólafsson

Friðrik Ólafsson (26 January 1935 – 4 April 2025) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friðrik Ólafsson is the 38th most popular chess player (up from 82nd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Icelander Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Friðrik Ólafsson ranks 38 out of 461. Before him are Miguel Najdorf, David Bronstein, Efim Bogoljubov, Susan Polgár, Vassily Ivanchuk, and Savielly Tartakower. After him are Bent Larsen, Vlastimil Hort, Borislav Ivkov, Robert Hübner, Lyudmila Rudenko, and Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona.

Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia

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Miguel Najdorf
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 32
David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 33
Efim Bogoljubov
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 34
Susan Polgár
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 35
Vassily Ivanchuk
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 36
Savielly Tartakower
1887 - 1956
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 37
Friðrik Ólafsson
1935 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 38
Bent Larsen
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 39
Vlastimil Hort
1944 - 2025
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 40
Borislav Ivkov
1933 - 2022
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 41
Robert Hübner
1948 - 2025
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 42
Lyudmila Rudenko
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 43
Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona
1542 - 1597
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 44

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Friðrik Ólafsson ranks 73. Before him are Azzedine Alaïa, Lorenzo Bandini, Satoshi Ōmura, Paul H. O'Neill, Fritz Honka, and Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. After him are Pepe, Lajos Tichy, Bent Larsen, Lee Remick, Giovanni Lajolo, and António Ramalho Eanes. Among people deceased in 2025, Friðrik Ólafsson ranks 63. Before him are Bertrand Blier, Joan Plowright, Akinori Nakayama, Dag Solstad, James Foley, and Stanley Fischer. After him are Hossein Salami, Zurab Tsereteli, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Nino Benvenuti, Souleymane Cissé, and Vlastimil Hort.

Others Born in 1935

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Azzedine Alaïa
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 67
Lorenzo Bandini
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 68
Satoshi Ōmura
CHEMIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 69
Paul H. O'Neill
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 70
Fritz Honka
EXTREMIST
1935 - 1998
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 71
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 72
Friðrik Ólafsson
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 73
Pepe
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 74
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 75
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 76
Lee Remick
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 77
Giovanni Lajolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 78
António Ramalho Eanes
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 79