Mario Napolitano (10 February 1910, in

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– 31 October 1995, in

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) was an Italian

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

master. At the beginning of his career, Napolitano took 5th place in Venice in 1928. Then, he won at Milan 1934. He had played many times in the Italian championships and local tournaments – before, during and after

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. In 1935, he took 6th in Florence (6th ITA-ch;

Antonio Sacconi Antonio Sacconi (5 October 1895 – 22 December 1968) was an Italian chess master. Born into a noble family in Rome, he won ''torneo del Caffè Balbo'' after play-off match against Bernheimer (+3 −0 =1) in 1917, drew a match with Stefano Rossel ...

won). In 1938, he tied for 4th-6th in Savona (

Vincenzo Castaldi Vincenzo Castaldi (15 May 1916, Marradi – 6 January 1970, Florence) was an Italian chess master. He won the Italian Chess Championship seven times, (1936, 1937, 1947 (jointly), 1948, 1952 (jointly), 1953, and 1959), and was an Italian correspon ...

won). In 1938, he won in Milan. In 1939, he tied for 3rd-4th in Rome (9th ITA-ch;

Mario Monticelli Mario Monticelli (16 March 1902, Venice – 30 June 1995, Milan) was an Italian chess player. He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950 and the Grandmaster title honoris causa (GME) in 1985. In 1922, he won in Rome (ITA-ch Uni ...

won). In 1942, Napolitano took 11th in Munich (1st European championship). The event was won by

Alexander Alekhine Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine, ''Aleksándr Aleksándrovich Alékhin''; (March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns. By the age of 22, Alekhine was already a ...

. In 1943, he took 2nd, behind Vincenzo Nestler, in Florence (10th ITA-ch). Napolitano was also a leading correspondence chess player of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1953, Mario Napolitano finished 2nd-3rd with Harald Malmgren, behind Cecil Purdy, in the 1st

World Correspondence Chess Championship The World Correspondence Chess Championship determines the World Champion in correspondence chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest the title. The official World Correspondence Chess Championship is managed by the International Corr ...

. He took 7th in the 2nd WCC (1956-1959), and 5th in the 3rd WCC (1959-1962). Awarded the

International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster is a correspondence chess title created by FIDE in 1953, second only to that of world correspondence champion. Currently, this title is awarded by the International Correspondence Chess Federation (IC ...

title.

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