Ernest Klein (chess player)
- Ernest Klein (chess player)
Ernest Ludwig Klein (1910–1990) was an Austrian-British chess master and author.
Born in Vienna into a Jewish family, he emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1930s. He tied for 3rd-4th at Győr 1930 (Isaac Kashdan won), lost a match to Savielly Tartakower ( 1 : 3) at Paris 1935, tied for 4-5th at Margate 1935 (Samuel Reshevsky), [ [http://rogerpaige.me.uk/tables6.htm GER-ch 3rd Aachen 1935 ] ] and was unofficial Alexander Alekhine's second in his World Championship match against Max Euwe in 1935.
He tied for 5-6th at Hastings 1938/39 (László Szabó won), shared 2nd with Salo Flohr, behind Euwe, at Bournemouth 1939. [ [http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site ] ]
After World War II, he tied for 9-10th at Birmingham 1951 (Staunton Memorial, won by Petar Trifunović and Vasja Pirc), and won the British Championship in 1951.
References
*cite book | author=Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld | title=The Oxford Companion to Chess | publisher=Oxford University| year=1996 | id=ISBN 0-19-280049-3
External links
*chessgames player|id=58946|name=Ernest Klein
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