Zelman Kleinstein ( Latv: Zalamans Kleinsteins) in Dvinsk (now Daugavpils in Latvia), [1] (1910 or 1912 – ?) was a Palestine/Israeli chess player.
He played for Palestine (British Mandate) team in the 8th Chess Olympiad on fourth board (won 2, lost 6 and drew 2) at Buenos Aires 1939. [2] In September 1939, when World War II broke out, Kleinstein, along with many other participants of that Olympiad, decided to stay permanently in Argentina. [3]
Around 1970 he was still playing for San Telmo club of Argentina. [4]
References
- ^ Passengers of the Piriápolis
- ^ OlimpBase
- ^ "List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18.
- ^ Ajedrez en San Telmo
External links
- Zelman Kleinstein player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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Zelman Kleinstein ( Latv: Zalamans Kleinsteins) in Dvinsk (now Daugavpils in Latvia), [1] (1910 or 1912 – ?) was a Palestine/Israeli chess player.
He played for Palestine (British Mandate) team in the 8th Chess Olympiad on fourth board (won 2, lost 6 and drew 2) at Buenos Aires 1939. [2] In September 1939, when World War II broke out, Kleinstein, along with many other participants of that Olympiad, decided to stay permanently in Argentina. [3]
Around 1970 he was still playing for San Telmo club of Argentina. [4]
References
- ^ Passengers of the Piriápolis
- ^ OlimpBase
- ^ "List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18.
- ^ Ajedrez en San Telmo
External links
- Zelman Kleinstein player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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