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Stefano Rosselli del Turco

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Stefano Rosselli del Turco

Stefano Rosselli del Turco, Marquis, (27 July 1877 – 18 August 1947)[1] was an Italian chess player, writer and publisher. He was five times Italian champion and represented Italy in the Chess Olympiad seven times. He was a member of the famous Rosselli del Turco noble family of Florence.

Italian championships results

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Born in Florence, Rosselli del Turco received the title of National Master from the Italian Chess Federation in 1900.[1] He played in all ten of the first official Italian championships, and was twice official Italian champion. He tied for 7-8th at Viareggio 1921 (1st ITA-ch, Davide Marotti won); won a match for the title against Marotti (8½–4½) at Naples 1923; lost a match for the title to Mario Monticelli (6–8) at Florence 1929; won at Milan 1931 (4th ITA-ch); took 6th at Milan 1934 (Monticelli won); tied for 2nd-3rd at Florence 1935 (Antonio Sacconi won); tied for 7-9th at Florence 1936 (Vincenzo Castaldi won); took 12th at Naples 1937 (Castaldi won); tied for 7-8th at Rome 1939 (Monticelli won), and tied for 7-8th at Florence 1943 (10th ITA-ch, Vincenzo Nestler won).[2] As well, he was unofficial Italian champion in 1919 and 1920.[3]

International tournaments results

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He tied for 8-9th at Sanremo 1911 (Hans Fahrni won); placed 10-11th at Opatija 1912 (King's Gambit tournament) with a score of 7½/21 points (Rudolf Spielmann won); won at Bologna 1913 scoring 5½/7;[4] took 5th at Trieste 1923 (Paul Johner won); tied for 12-13th at Meran 1924 (Ernst Grünfeld won); placed 16-17th at Baden-Baden 1925 with 7½/20 (Alexander Alekhine won); and took 9th at Meran 1926 (Edgar Colle won). Rosselli won at Livorno 1926; took 6th at Venice 1929 (Rudolf Pitschak won);[5] tied for 2nd-3rd with Abraham Baratz, behind Brian Reilly, at Nice 1931, and placed 12th at the Zurich 1934 chess tournament scoring 4½/15 points (Alekhine won).[6][7]

Chess Olympiads

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Rosselli del Turco represented Italy in the Chess Olympiad:

He also participated in the 1928 World Amateur Championship at The Hague, won by Max Euwe, placing 9-11th with a score of 6/15 points.[9]

Writer, publisher, legacy

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In the years 1911–1916 and 1924–1943, he was the founder and an editor of the Italian chess journal L'Italia Scacchistica.[10] He played some correspondence chess as well, later in life.[11]

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

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  1. ^ a b Chicco, Adriano; Porreca, Giorgio (1971). Dizionario enciclopedico degli scacchi (in Italian). Milan: Mursia.
  2. ^ Sericano, Claudio. "I campionati italiani". La grande storia delgi scacchi (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  3. ^ "Campionato Italiano Assoluto". LOTO - Lost Tournaments. FSI - Federazione Scacchistica Italiana. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  4. ^ chessmetrics.com, the Rosselli del Turco results file
  5. ^ Sericano, Claudio. "I tornei internazionali giocati in Italia". La grande storia degli scacchi (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  6. ^ Paige, Roger. "1934". www.rogerpaige.me.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-02-22.
  7. ^ Sericano, Claudio. "Zurigo 1934". La grande storia degli scacchi (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  8. ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
  9. ^ olimpbase.org
  10. ^ Sericano, Claudio. "Stefano Rosselli del Turco". La grande storia degli scacchi (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  11. ^ chesstempo.com, Rosselli del Turco games database
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