Salo Flohr
Czech chess player, arbiter, theoretician, organiser and writer (1908-1983) · Czechia · On the map · Chess Players · Died at 74
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 tournaments of the pre-World War II years, and by the late 1930s was considered a contender for the World Championship.
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However, his patient, positional style was overtaken by the sharper, more tactical methods of the younger Soviet echelon after World War II.
