Zelman Kleinstein

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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[1] Passengers of the Piriápolis

[2] OlimpBase

[3] "List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18.

[4] Ajedrez en San Telmo

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