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

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, 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

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in Munich (+8, =3, -5), * In 1966, at fourth board in the

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 severa ...

in Havana (+6, =3, -6), * In 1968, at second reserve board in the

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in Lugano (+5, =1, -4), * In 1970, at second reserve board in the

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in Siegen (+2, =2, -2). Elio Romani played for Italy in the

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: * In 1960, at fourth board in the 7th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Biel (+2, =2, -1). In the mid-1970s Elio Romani moved to Lecco, where he served as the commander of the municipal police department.

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Elio Romani
chess games at 365chess.com 1920 births 1999 deaths Sportspeople from Reggio Emilia Italian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Italy-bio-stub