Salo Flohr
Salomon Flohr | |
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Salomon Flohr in Moscow, 1933. | |
| Full name | Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr |
| Country | Czechoslovakia Soviet Union |
| Born | November 21, 1908 Horodenka, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | July 18, 1983 (aged 74) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1950) |
| Peak rating | 2460 (July 1972) |
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.