Salo Flohr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Salo Flohr

Czech chess player, chess arbiter, chess theoretician, chess organiser, and chess writers

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1908

Place of Birth: Horodenka, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 18-Jul-1983

Profession: writer, journalist, chess arbiter, chess player, chess theoretician, chess organiser

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr (November 21, 1908 – July 18, 1983) was a leading Czech chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s.
His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne.
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.
Flohr was also a well-respected chess author, and an International Arbiter.