Ehrhardt Post

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Alfred M. Ehrhardt Post (23 September 1881, Cottbus – 1 August 1947, Berlin) was a German chess master and organizer. In the early 1900s he had several notable results: tied for 3rd-6th at Hanover 1902 (13th DSB Congress, B tournament), tied for 7-8th at Coburg 1904 (14th DSB Congress, B tournament), and tied 12-13th at Barmen 1905 (B tournament). He finished 7th at Ostend 1906, was 2nd in Berlin in 1907, and won a Berlin match against Wilhelm Cohn in 1910. The Mannheim 1914 tournament was interrupted, with Alexander Alekhine winning. In 1917 he tied for 3rd-4th in Berlin. Post won the Hamburg 1921 tournament ahead of Friedrich Sämisch, and the Oeynhausen 1922 tournament ahead of Carl Carls. In Frankfurt 1923 he tied for 2nd-3rd behind Ernst Grünfeld.

From 1933 to 1945, Ehrhardt Post was Managing Director (the chief executive) of the Nazi-era Grossdeutscher Schachbund and a key organizer of major European tournaments. These included Stuttgart 1939 (First Europa Turnier, won by Efim Bogoljubow), Munich 1941 (Second Europa Turnier, Gösta Stoltz won), Salzburg 1942 (Six Grandmasters Tournament, Alekhine won), Munich 1942 (First European Championship, Alekhine won), and Salzburg 1943 (Six Grandmasters Tournament, won by Paul Keres and Alekhine).