Stefano Rosselli del Turco, Marquis, (27 July 1877 – 18 August 1947) was an Italian

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player, writer and publisher. He was five times Italian champion and represented

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in the

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seven times. He was a member of the famous

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noble family of

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Italian championships results

Born in Florence, Rosselli del Turco received the title of National Master from the Italian Chess Federation in 1900. He played in all ten of the first official Italian championships, and was twice official Italian champion. He tied for 7-8th at

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1921 (1st ITA-ch, Davide Marotti won); won a match for the title against Marotti (8½–4½) at

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1923; lost a match for the title to

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 ...

(6–8) at

1929; won at

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1931 (4th ITA-ch); took 6th at Milan 1934 (Monticelli won); tied for 2nd-3rd at Florence 1935 (

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); tied for 7-9th at Florence 1936 (

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); took 12th at Naples 1937 (Castaldi won); tied for 7-8th at

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1939 (Monticelli won), and tied for 7-8th at Florence 1943 (10th ITA-ch,

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won). As well, he was unofficial Italian champion in 1919 and 1920.

International tournaments results

He tied for 8-9th at

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1911 (

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won); placed 10-11th at

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1912 (

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tournament) with a score of 7½/21 points (

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won); won at

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1913 scoring 5½/7; took 5th at

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1923 (

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won); tied for 12-13th at

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1924 ( Ernst Grünfeld won); placed 16-17th at

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1925 with 7½/20 (

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 ...

won); and took 9th at Meran 1926 ( Edgar Colle won). Rosselli won at Livorno 1926; took 6th at

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1929 ( Rudolf Pitschak won); tied for 2nd-3rd with

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, behind Brian Reilly, at

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1931, and placed 12th at the Zurich 1934 chess tournament scoring 4½/15 points (Alekhine won).

Chess Olympiads

Rosselli del Turco represented Italy in the

: * In 1924 at 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad in

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(+5 –4 =4), took team 6th place and individual 14-15th (Consolation Cup,

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won); * In 1927 at first board in 1st Chess Olympiad in

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(+2 –3 =10); * In 1931 at first board in 4th Chess Olympiad in

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(+2 –8 =8); * In 1933 at first board in 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+1 –6 =5); * In 1935 at third board in 6th Chess Olympiad in

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(+1 –11 =3); * In 1936 at second board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in

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(+2 –10 =5); * In 1937 at first reserve board in

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(+2 –7 =0). He also participated in the 1928 World Amateur Championship at

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, won by

Max Euwe Machgielis "Max" Euwe (; May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 until 1937. He served as ...

, placing 9-11th with a score of 6/15 points.

Writer, publisher, legacy

In the years 1911–1916 and 1924–1943, he was the founder and an editor of the Italian chess journal ''L'Italia Scacchistica''. He played some correspondence chess as well, later in life.chesstempo.com, Rosselli del Turco games database He was a strong attacking player, essaying a sharp style, and was at his best up to the late 1920s, when his results declined, likely due to age.

References

External links

Stefano Rosselli del Turco
chess games at 365Chess.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosselli Del Turco, Stefano 1877 births 1947 deaths Italian chess players Italian chess writers Chess Olympiad competitors Sportspeople from Florence