Ernest Ludwig Klein (1910–1990) was an Austrian-British chess master and author. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
Born in Vienna into a Jewish family, he emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1930s. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He tied for 3rd-4th at Győr 1930 (Isaac Kashdan won), lost a match to Savielly Tartakower ( 1 : 3) at Paris 1935, tied for 4-5th at Margate 1935 (Samuel Reshevsky),[1] and was unofficial Alexander Alekhine's second in his World Championship match against Max Euwe in 1935. Isaac Kashdan ( 19 November, 1905, New York – 20 February, 1985, Los Angeles) was an American Chess Ksawery Tartakower (Russian Савелий Григорьевич Тартаковер generally known as Saviely or Savielly Tartakower in English less often Samuel Herman (Sammy Reshevsky (born Szmul Rzeszewski, November 26, 1911, Ozorków near Lodz, (then Russian Empire Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (alʲɛkˈsandr̠ alʲɛkˈsandr̠ovʲiʨ aˈlʲɛxin Russian Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Але́хин) (October Machgielis (Max Euwe (last name is pronounced /øwə/ ( May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch Chess Grandmaster
He tied for 5-6th at Hastings 1938/39 (László Szabó won), shared 2nd with Salo Flohr, behind Euwe, at Bournemouth 1939. The Hastings International Chess Congress is an annual Chess congress which takes place in Hastings, England, around the turn of the year László Szabó ( March 19, 1917 – August 8, 1998) was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of Chess. Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr ( November 21, 1908 &ndash July 18, 1983) was a leading Czech and later Soviet Chess [2]
After World War II, he tied for 9-10th at Birmingham 1951 (Staunton Memorial, won by Petar Trifunović and Vasja Pirc), and won the British Championship in 1951. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Dr Petar Trifunović (August 31 1910 Dubrovnik - December 8 1980 Belgrade) was an International Grandmaster and Croatian (Yugoslav Champion Vasja Pirc ( December 19 1907 – June 2 1980) was a leading Slovenian Chess player The British Chess Championship is organised by the English Chess Federation.