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

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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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