Paul Klein (chess player)
Paul (Paúl) Klein (born 23. November 1915, died 20. March 1992) was a German–Ecuadorian chess master and arbiter.[1][2]
Born in Germany, he emigrated to South America because of Nazi policy. Klein played for Ecuador in the 14th Chess Olympiad at Leipzig 1960.[3]
Awarded the International Arbiter title, he was a Head Referee in the 23rd Chess Olympiad,[4] and in the 8th Women's Chess Olympiad,[5] both at Buenos Aires 1978. He was also the head referee at the World Chess Championship rematch between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi at Merano 1981.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "ChessBase Spieler Datenbank - Suche". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ "El ajedrez ya es de todos: Abril 2008". Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 14th Chess Olympiad, Leipzig 1960, individual results".
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 23rd Chess Olympiad, Buenos Aires 1978, information".
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 8th Women's Chess Olympiad, Buenos Aires 1978, information".
- ^ Byrne, Robert (11 November 1981). "Karpov Wins Game 14". The New York Times.
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