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Elio Romani
Elio Romani (30 June 1920 – September 1999) was an Italian chess player, Italian Chess Championship medalist (1964). Biography From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Elio Romani was one of Italy's leading chess players. Permanent participant in Italian Chess Championships, where he won a bronze medal in 1964. Romani's biggest sporting success at the international chess level - 3rd place in a chess tournament held in the summer of 1951 in his hometown of Reggio Emilia. Romani then managed to defeat the winner of the tournament Moshe Czerniak and Herman Steiner. Among those who were ahead of Romani in the tournament were Ludwig Rellstab, Esteban Canal, Robert Wade, as well as the leading Italian chess players of that time, headed by Enrico Paoli. Elio Romani played for Italy in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1958, at second board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+8, =3, -5), * In 1966, at fourth board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+6, =3, -6), * In 1968, at se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Chess Olympiad
The 17th Chess Olympiad ( es, La 17a Olimpíada de ajedrez), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 23 and November 20, 1966, in Havana, Cuba. The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their eighth consecutive gold medals, with the United States and Hungary taking the silver and bronze, respectively. When Hungary and Yugoslavia tied on both game and match points, and they had drawn 2–2 with each other, the rules dictated that the final ranking would be decided by using the Neustadtl score – but not which version of it. A so-called ''unweighted'' score was used, which placed Hungary ahead of Yugoslavia, giving them the bronze medals. Had the ''weighted'' variant been used instead, the result would have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |