- 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 withStefano Rosselli del Turco (+1 −1 =4) in 1918, both in Rome, and won a match againstMario Monticelli (+5 −3 =2) at Venice 1926. [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/Italia/maestri/sacconi.htm sacconi ] ]He won
Italian Chess Championship at Florence 1935, shared 4th at Florence 1936, and took 4th at Naples 1937. [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/Italia/campionati.htm I campionati italiani ] ]In international tournaments, he won at Milan 1926 (the 4th "torneo Crespi"), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1926milano.htm milano ] ] tied for 2nd-3rd with
George Alan Thomas , behindRudolf Spielmann , at Sopron 1934, [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934 ] ] and took 2nd at Margate 1937 (B tournament).Sacconi represented Italy in
Chess Olympiad s:
* In the 1st Olympiad at London 1927 (+5 −4 =6);
* In the 2nd Olympiad at The Hague 1928 (+2 −3 =8);
* In the 5th Olympiad at Folkestone 1933 (+3 −4 =2);
* In the 6th Olympiad at Warsaw 1935 (+3 −9 =2). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/w48cacyg.html Sacconi, Antonio] team chess record at olimpbase.org]He was awarded the
International Master title in 1951. [http://www.chessmile.com/spip.php?article66] Sacconi died in Rome.citation
last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography
publisher=McFarland
isbn=0-7864-2353-6
page=368]References
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