Antonio Sacconi
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Antonio Sacconi was an Italian chess master.

Born into a noble family in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, he won torneo del Caffè Balbo after play-off match against Bernheimer (+3 −0 =1) in 1917, drew a match with Stefano Rosselli del Turco
Stefano Rosselli del Turco
Stefano Rosselli Del Turco, marquis, was an Italian chess master.He played in all first ten Italian championships, and was twice Italian Champion...

 (+1 −1 =4) in 1918, both in Rome, and won a match against Mario Monticelli
Mario Monticelli
Mario Monticelli was an Italian chess grandmaster.In 1922, he won in Rome . In 1925, he won in Bologna. In 1926, Monticelli tied for 1st with Ernst Grünfeld in Budapest. In 1929, he took 11th in Budapest . In 1929, he tied for 4-5th in Barcelona...

 (+5 −3 =2) at Venice 1926.

He won Italian Chess Championship
Italian Chess Championship
The Italian Chess Federation , was established in 1920.The first Italian Chess Championship took place at Viareggio 1921.The 1998 Championship was held 21–29 November in Saint-Vincent....

 at Florence 1935, shared 4th at Florence 1936, and took 4th at Naples 1937.

In international tournaments, he won at Milan 1926 (the 4th torneo Crespi), tied for 2nd-3rd with George Alan Thomas
George Alan Thomas
Sir George Alan Thomas, Bart. was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British Chess Champion and a 21-time All-England Badminton champion. He also played in the semi-finals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911...

, behind Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....

, at Sopron 1934, and took 2nd at Margate 1937 (B tournament).

Sacconi represented Italy in Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...

s:
  • In the 1st Olympiad
    1st Chess Olympiad
    The 1st Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 18 and July 30, 1927, in London, United Kingdom...

     at London 1927 (+5 −4 =6);
  • In the 2nd Olympiad
    2nd Chess Olympiad
    The 2nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928 in The Hague, Netherlands.The final results were as...

     at The Hague 1928 (+2 −3 =8);
  • In the 5th Olympiad
    5th Chess Olympiad
    The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom...

     at Folkestone 1933 (+3 −4 =2);
  • In the 6th Olympiad
    6th Chess Olympiad
    The 6th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw, Poland...

     at Warsaw 1935 (+3 −9 =2).


He was awarded the International Master title in 1951.
Sacconi died in Rome.
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