| Intro | German-SOuth African chess player |
| Was | Chess player |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 31 July 1909 |
| Death |
29 September 1981 (aged 72 years) |
| Star sign | Leo |
Kurt Dreyer (31 July 1909 in Bielefeld, Germany – 29 September 1981 in Johannesburg, South Africa) was a German–South African chess master.
Dreyer emigrated from Germany due to the country’s Nazi policies. He was South African Champion in 1937 (after a play-off) and 1947 (jointly with Wolfgang Heidenfeld).
He took 15th at Dublin 1957 (zonal, Ludek Pachman won).
He married Eva Dreyer and had 2 children, Frank and Kenneth Dreyer.
Dreyer represented South Africa in Chess Olympiads at Munich 1958, Tel Aviv 1964, Havana 1966, and Siegen 1970.