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Klaus Junge

1924 - 1945

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Klaus Junge (1 January 1924 – 17 April 1945) was a Chilean-German chess master who was among the world's leading players during World War II. An officer in the Wehrmacht, he died during the Battle of Welle shortly before the end of the war. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Junge is the 175th most popular chess player (down from 146th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Chile (down from 114th in 2019) and the most popular Chilean Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Klaus Junge ranks 175 out of 461. Before him are Petar Trifunović, Vladimir Tukmakov, Florin Gheorghiu, Sergey Karjakin, Esteban Canal, and Gennadi Sosonko. After him are Oleg Romanishin, Hikaru Nakamura, Giambattista Lolli, Boris Verlinsky, Lubomir Kavalek, and Albin Planinc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Klaus Junge ranks 400. Before him are Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Slim Harpo, Ragnar Lundberg, Pierre Adam, Michael Manley, and Krishna Prasad Bhattarai. After him are Julio Musimessi, Buddy Hackett, David Landes, Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles, Ingrid Sandahl, and Anatoli Bashashkin. Among people deceased in 1945, Klaus Junge ranks 317. Before him are Vikenty Veresaev, Kazimierz Prószyński, Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, Ernie Pyle, Janko Jesenský, and Xian Xinghai. After him are Blind Willie Johnson, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Frederick Hovey, Giovanni Palatucci, Johannes Block, and Boris Galerkin.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Klaus Junge ranks 131 out of 321. Before him are Leonor Varela (1972), Anita Lizana (1915), Sergio Livingstone (1920), José Tomás Ovalle (1787), Humberto Elgueta (1904), and Carlos Reinoso (1945). After him are Alejandro Aravena (1967), Tomás Ojeda (1910), Francisco Ramón Vicuña (1775), Nicolás Massú (1979), Jaime Ramírez (1931), and Fernando González (1980).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Chile

Among chess players born in Chile, Klaus Junge ranks 1. 

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