AJune 16 1956
The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Saturday, June 16, 1956
The rising young star of Iceland, Fridrik Olafsson, 20, who tied for first place in the recent tournament at Hastings, and who later won four and drew two games to defeat grandmaster Herman Pilnik (Argentina) in a match at Reykjavik, is a grand-nephew of the late Magnus Smith. Smith, a native of Iceland, when a resident of Winnipeg won the Canadian championship title three times in succession in 1899 (Montreal), 1904 (Winnipeg) and 1906 (Montreal).
