About Georg Stein
Lived 1909 – 1980 (aged 70–71). Georg Stein was a German chess player.
Georg Stein (17 April 1909 – 1980s) was a German chess player who won East Germany Chess Championship.
Chess career At the age of 16 Georg Stein won the Koblenz City Chess Championship in 1925. He then won this city championships several times, including in 1930 and 1935. One of his greatest successes was winning the 2nd East Germany Chess Championship in 1951 in Schwerin ahead of Wolfgang Pietzsch. His highest historical Elo rating was 2433 in February 1951, which put him at number 256 in the world. His highest world ranking by historical Elo rating was 214 in January 1949. Nothing more is known about Stein's death.
At the German Chess Championship 1948 in Essen Georg Stein won the following game with a white pieces against Rudolf Teschner:
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German chess player
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Georg Stein was born on 17 April 1909.
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Georg Stein died in 1980.
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Georg Stein was a chess player.
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Georg Stein was German.
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