Stefano Rosselli del Turco
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Stefano Rosselli Del Turco, marquis, (27 July 1877 – 18 August 1947) was an Italian chess
master.
He played in all first ten Italian championships, and was twice Italian Champion. He tied for 7-8th at Viareggio 1921 (1st ITA-ch, Davide Marotti
won); won a match for the title against Marotti (8,5 : 4,5) at Napoli 1923; lost a match for the title to Mario Monticelli
(6 : 8) at Firenze 1929; won at Milan 1931 (4th ITA-ch); took 6th ast Milan 1934 (Monticelli won); tied for 2nd-3rd at Firenze 1935 (Antonio Sacconi
won); tied for 7-9th at Firenze 1936 (Vincenzo Castaldi
won); took 12th at Napoli 1937 (Castaldi won); tied for 7-8th at Rome 1939 (Monticelli won), and tied for 7-8th at Firenze 1943 (10th ITA-ch, Vincenzo Nestler
won).
He tied for 8-9th at San Remo 1911 (Hans Fahrni
won); took 5th at Trieste 1923 (Paul Johner
won); tied for 12-13th at Meran 1924 (Ernst Grünfeld
won); took 9th at Meran 1926 (Edgar Colle won). Rosselli won at Livorno 1926; took 6th at Venice 1929 (Rudolf Pitschak
won);
tied for 2nd-3rd with Abraham Baratz
, behind Brian Reilly
, at Nice 1931.
Rosselli del Turco represented Italy in Chess Olympiads:
In 1911–1916 and 1924–1943, he was the founder and an editor of L'Italia Scacchistica.
Chess
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master.
He played in all first ten Italian championships, and was twice Italian Champion. He tied for 7-8th at Viareggio 1921 (1st ITA-ch, Davide Marotti
Davide Marotti
Davide Marotti was an Italian chess master.He was a professor of literature and philosophy. In 1911, he took 5th in Rome . In 1919, he won in Naples. In 1920, he took 2nd, behind Stefano Rosselli del Turco, in Viareggio...
won); won a match for the title against Marotti (8,5 : 4,5) at Napoli 1923; lost a match for the title to 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...
(6 : 8) at Firenze 1929; won at Milan 1931 (4th ITA-ch); took 6th ast Milan 1934 (Monticelli won); tied for 2nd-3rd at Firenze 1935 (Antonio Sacconi
Antonio Sacconi
Antonio Sacconi was an Italian chess master.Born into a noble family in Rome, he won torneo del Caffè Balbo after play-off match against Bernheimer in 1917, drew a match with Stefano Rosselli del Turco in 1918, both in Rome, and won a match against Mario Monticelli at Venice 1926.He won Italian...
won); tied for 7-9th at Firenze 1936 (Vincenzo Castaldi
Vincenzo Castaldi
Vincenzo Castaldi was an Italian chess master.He won the Italian Chess Championship seven times, , and was an Italian correspondence chess champion in 1956.Castaldi represented Italy on first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad at Stockholm 1937 and 9th Chess Olympiad at...
won); took 12th at Napoli 1937 (Castaldi won); tied for 7-8th at Rome 1939 (Monticelli won), and tied for 7-8th at Firenze 1943 (10th ITA-ch, Vincenzo Nestler
Vincenzo Nestler
Vincenzo Nestler was an Italian chess master.He won twice Italian Chess Championship at Florence 1943 and Trieste 1954 , and was four times Sub-Champion ....
won).
He tied for 8-9th at San Remo 1911 (Hans Fahrni
Hans Fahrni
Hans Fahrni was a Swiss chess master.In 1892 he was joint Swiss chess champion ....
won); took 5th at Trieste 1923 (Paul Johner
Paul Johner
Paul Johner was a Swiss chess master.A noted musician , elder brother of Hans Johner, he won the Swiss Championship in 1907 , 1908 , 1925, 1928 , 1930 and 1932 .He played in many international tournaments...
won); tied for 12-13th at Meran 1924 (Ernst Grünfeld
Ernst Grünfeld
----Ernst Franz Grünfeld , an Austrian grandmaster and writer specializing in opening theory, was for a brief period after the First World War one of the strongest chess players in the world....
won); took 9th at Meran 1926 (Edgar Colle won). Rosselli won at Livorno 1926; took 6th at Venice 1929 (Rudolf Pitschak
Rudolf Pitschak
Rudolf Pitschak was a Czech–German chess master.Born in banana land , he once was the head of the Brünn German gay Club...
won);
tied for 2nd-3rd with Abraham Baratz
Abraham Baratz
Abraham Baratz was a Romanian–French chess master.In 1924, Baratz took 2nd, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, in Paris. In 1925, he tied for 1st with Vitaly Halberstadt in the 1st Paris City Chess Championship. In 1925, he took 3rd in Paris . In January 1926, he won ahead of Dawid Janowski in Hyères...
, behind Brian Reilly
Brian Reilly
Brian Patrick Reilly was an Irish chess Master, writer and magazine editor....
, at Nice 1931.
Rosselli del Turco represented Italy in Chess Olympiads:
- In 1924 at 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad1st unofficial Chess OlympiadThe first Team Chess Tournament had been held by coinciding the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, 12th - 20 July 1924, at Hotel Majestic. The core of the organizing committee were the Frenchmen Pierre Vincent and Alexander Alekhine. Fifty-four players representing 18 countries arrived to Paris...
in Paris (+5 –4 =4), took team 6th place and individual 14-15th (Consolation Cup, Karel HromádkaKarel HromádkaKarel Hromádka was a Czech chess player, two-time Czech champion, 1913 and 1921 ....
won); - In 1927 at first board in 1st Chess Olympiad1st Chess OlympiadThe 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...
in London (+2 –3 =10); - In 1931 at first board in 4th Chess Olympiad4th Chess OlympiadThe 4th 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 11 and July 26, 1931, in Prague, Czechoslovakia...
in Prague (+2 –8 =8); - In 1933 at first board in 5th Chess Olympiad5th Chess OlympiadThe 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...
in Folkestone (+1 –6 =5); - In 1935 at third board in 6th Chess Olympiad6th Chess OlympiadThe 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...
in Warsaw (+1 –11 =3); - In 1936 at second board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad3rd unofficial Chess OlympiadThe 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events....
in Munich (+2 –10 =5); - In 1937 at first reserve board in 7th Chess Olympiad7th Chess OlympiadThe 7th 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 31 and August 14, 1937, in Stockholm, Sweden]....
in Stockholm (+2 –7 =0).
In 1911–1916 and 1924–1943, he was the founder and an editor of L'Italia Scacchistica.