Friðrik Ólafsson (born 1935), Icelandic chess Grandmaster and former president of FIDE
For this attempt, Olafsson drew the wrath of the Soviets, who then backed the FIDE Vice-President, Florencio Campomanes for Presidency of FIDE.
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During he tenure he presided over the 1981 Karpov–Korchnoi World Championship match.
Jón Ólafsson | Friðrik Friðriksson | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson | Jon Axel Olafsson | Friðrik Ómar | Friðrik Ólafsson | Eggert Ólafsson |