Salo Flohr

Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr (November 21, 1908 July 18, 1983) was a Czechoslovak and Soviet chess player and writer. He was among the first recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. Flohr dominated many tournaments of the pre-World War II years, and by the late 1930s was considered a contender for the World Championship. However, his patient, positional style was overtaken by the sharper, more tactical methods of the younger Soviet echelon after World War II.

Salomon Flohr
Salomon Flohr in Moscow, 1933.
Full nameSalomon Mikhailovich Flohr
CountryCzechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Born(1908-11-21)November 21, 1908
Horodenka, Austria-Hungary
DiedJuly 18, 1983(1983-07-18) (aged 74)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1950)
Peak rating2460 (July 1972)
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