Ugo Calà (9 August 1904 – 10 July 1983) was an Italian

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player.

Biography

In the 1920s Ugo Calà participated in two team matches against the Syracuse team and ranking in 2nd place in the second regional chess tournament in Palermo. Then, after graduating in engineering, he moved permanently to Rome. Ugo Calà participated in the chess tournaments of Foligno (1924) and in 1925 he won the title of Rome chess champion. His career was from that moment studded with numerous successes and affirmations both nationally and internationally. In 1931, in

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chess tournament Ugo Calà achieved promotion to National Master title. Ugo Calà played for Italy in the

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s: * In 1952, at fourth board in the

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Ugo Calà
chess games at 365chess.com 1904 births 1983 deaths Sportspeople from Catania Italian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Italy-chess-bio-stub