Chess in Iceland

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Organized

Chess Grandmaster and Icelandic citizen Friðrik Ólafsson is widely credited with the development of chess in Iceland.[4]

1972 World Chess Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ "History of Reykjavik Chess Club". Taflfélag Reykjavíkur. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ^ Schroeder, Bill (5 February 2020). "For Any Chess Lover, Iceland is One for the Bucket-list. Here's Why". Outpost Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. ^ Kaehler, Arne (24 January 2022). "The Best In Iceland". ChessBase. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Chess Grandmaster Honorary Citizen of Reykjavík". Iceland Review. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2025. Reykjavík City Council would like to thank Friðrik for his achievement in chess, which is popular in Iceland. No one is considered to have had a bigger impact on the development of chess in Iceland than Friðrik, a press release states.