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Jan 29, 1910 Vienna, Austria Died on 01 Jan 1990 (aged 79)
British-Austrian chess player
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About 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 Gyor 1930 (Isaac Kashdan won), lost a match to Savielly Tartakower (1 : 3) at Paris 1935, tied for 4-5th at Margate 1935 (Samuel Reshevsky), 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.After World War II, he tied for 9-10th at Birmingham 1951 (Staunton Memorial, won by Petar Trifunovic and Vasja Pirc), and won the British Championship in 1951.
