2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁I cel and ic ▁ch ess ▁grand master . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁F IDE ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁six - time ▁I cel and ic ▁Ch ess ▁Champion ▁and ▁a ▁two - time ▁Nord ic ▁Ch ess ▁Champion . ▁ ▁Ch ess ▁career ▁Fri ð rik ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Re yk jav ík , ▁I cel and . ▁A ▁first - time ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁rapidly ▁became ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁the ▁strong est ▁I cel and ic ▁player ▁of ▁his ▁generation . ▁Fri ð rik ' s ▁first ▁result ▁of ▁international ▁note ▁was ▁his ▁shared ▁first ▁with ▁Vik tor ▁Kor ch no i ▁at ▁H ast ings ▁ 1 9 5 5 – 5 6 . ▁ ▁Fri ð rik ' s ▁best ▁result ▁in ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁competition ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Inter zon al ▁tournament ▁at ▁Port oro ž , ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁equal ▁ 5 th – 6 th , ▁automatically ▁ear ning ▁the ▁grand master ▁title ▁( the ▁first ▁for ▁I cel and ) ▁and ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁C andid ates ▁Tournament ▁( the ▁last ▁stage ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁ch allen ger ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Champion