Samuel Landau, also known as Salo, was a prominent chess player. In 1936 he became the national champion. He stayed the indisputable number two of the Netherlands after Max Euwe. Samuel Landau was a member of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Schaak Vereniging (NRSV).
Short after the war the book Partij verloren... Gedenkboek ter herinnering aan de schakers in Nederland, die tijdens de bezetting heenginge…