Salo Flohr (November 21, 1908 – July 18, 1983) was a Czechoslovak and Soviet chess grandmaster, one of the world's top players in the 1930s. Born in Chernivtsi, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Ukraine), he rose to prominence with his solid, positional style, often compared to José Capablanca. Flohr won major tournaments, including the 1935 Moscow International Chess Tournament, and twice qualified as a candidate for the World Chess Championship. After World War II, he moved to the Soviet Union, where he continued playing, coaching, and writing influential chess books. He was awarded the grandmaster title by FIDE in 1950. Flohr's legacy includes his contributions to chess theory and his role in developing Soviet chess talent.
