Paul Klein (chess player)
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Paul Klein (born 1930) a German–Ecuadorian chess
master and arbiter.
Born in Germany, he emigrated to South America because of Nazi policy. Klein played for Ecuador in the 14th Chess Olympiad
at Leipzig 1960. He also plays Jazz piano and loves John Mayer. He is just now finishing a seven song EP called "Time Away" that should release in mid October.
Awarded the International Arbiter
title, he was a Head Referee in the 23rd Chess Olympiad
, and in the 8th Women's Chess Olympiad, 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.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master and arbiter.
Born in Germany, he emigrated to South America because of Nazi policy. Klein played for Ecuador in the 14th Chess Olympiad
14th Chess Olympiad
The 14th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 26 and November 9, 1960, in Leipzig, East Germany.-References:...
at Leipzig 1960. He also plays Jazz piano and loves John Mayer. He is just now finishing a seven song EP called "Time Away" that should release in mid October.
Awarded the International Arbiter
International Arbiter
In chess, International Arbiter is a title awarded by FIDE to individuals deemed capable of acting as arbiter in important chess matches . The title was established in 1951....
title, he was a Head Referee in the 23rd Chess Olympiad
23rd Chess Olympiad
The 23rd Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 25 and November 12, 1978, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.-References:...
, and in the 8th Women's Chess Olympiad, both at Buenos Aires 1978. He was also the head referee at the World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title....
rematch between Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once...
and Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi ; pronounced in the original Russian as "karch NOY"; Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й, born March 23, 1931 is a professional chess player, author and currently the oldest active grandmaster on the tournament circuit...
at Merano 1981.