Giuseppe Primavera ( 30 October 1917 – 4 January 1998) was an Italian chess player, Italian Chess Championship medalist (1948, 1953, 1954, 1970).

Biography

Giuseppe Primavera won four medals in Italian Chess Championships: two silver (1948 - after lost additional match Vincenzo Castaldi, 1970) and two bronze (1953, 1954) medals. He six times won Italian Team Chess Championships: three times with the team of the Roman Academy of Chess (1959, 1971, 1973) and three times with the team of municipal employees of Rome (1963, 1964, 1966). In 1953, Giuseppe Primavera shared 1st-2nd place with Anthony Santasiere in the International Chess Tournament in Milan. He was participant in strong international chess tournaments in

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(1948, 1950). Giuseppe Primavera played for Italy in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1950, at reserve board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+3, =4, -5), * In 1952, at reserve board in the

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in Helsinki (+3, =4, -6), * In 1958, at first board in the

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in Munich (+5, =6, -4), * In 1968, at fourth board in the

18th Chess Olympiad The 18th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 18º Olimpiadi degli scacchi), 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 seve ...

in Lugano (+3, =3, -5), * In 1970, at third board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+1, =5, -5). Also Giuseppe Primavera played for Italy in the

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(1973). In 1973, Giuseppe Primavera was one of the founders of the organization ''AMIS'' (Association of Chess Masters of Italy). In 1973-1974 he published the chess magazine ''Tutto Schacchi''.Gino Di Felice, ''Chess Periodicals: An Annotated International Bibliography, 1836—2008'', McFarland & Company Inc., 2010.

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chess games at 365chess.com 1917 births 1998 deaths People from Prato Carnico Sportspeople from the Province of Udine Italian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Italy-bio-stub