Salo Flohr
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Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr 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 tourn
Salomon Flohr in Moscow, 1933.
Flohr (left) with Max Euwe, 1969
Flohr (1963)
AVRO 1938 chess tournament
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The AVRO tournament was a famous chess tournament held in the Netherlands in 1938, sponsored by the Dutch broadcasting company AVRO. The event was a double round-robin tournament between the eight str
Salo Flohr
…to raise the stake money in Czechoslovakia, so the plans were dropped. The next year, Flohr was one of the eight elite players invited to the great AVRO tournament of November 1938. He finished last, and this put an end to his chances of a World Championship match with Alekhine. AVRO may have been the only time…
Final round game Paul Keres vs. Reuben Fine