Another of the Old Guard Has Passed On Olaffson vs. Fischer, Bled Yugoslavia 1961 Grandmaster Fridrik Olaffson of Iceland has passed from this plane. He died last Friday after a short illness just two months after reaching his 90th birthday. Olaffson first rose to chess prominence at Hastings 1955-1956 where he shared first place with then Soviet Grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi. At the peak of his chess career, he defeated a young Bobby Fischer on two occasions playing with the White pieces. Olaffson went on to become President of FIDE. He was also Secretary General of the Icelandic Parliament. Presented here is his first win against Fischer. Olaffson vs Fischer, 1-0, Interzonal, Yugoslavia 1958 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Rc1 c4 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nd2 Be7 13. b3 g5 14. Bg3 Ba3 15. Rc2 Nb4 16. bxc4 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 dxc4 18. Nb5 Bb4 19. Nc7 Bxd2 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxc4 Qe8 22. Qxd2 Ne4 23. Qd3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Rf6 2...