Elio Romani (30 June 1920 – September 1999) was an Italian chess player, Italian Chess Championship medalist (1964).

Elio Romani
CountryItaly
Born(1920-06-30)30 June 1920
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Died09.1999
Lecco, Italy

Biography

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From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Elio Romani was one of Italy's leading chess players. Permanent participant in Italian Chess Championships, where he won a bronze medal in 1964.

Romani's biggest sporting success at the international chess level - 3rd place in a chess tournament held in the summer of 1951 in his hometown of Reggio Emilia. Romani then managed to defeat the winner of the tournament Moshe Czerniak and Herman Steiner. Among those who were ahead of Romani in the tournament were Ludwig Rellstab, Esteban Canal, Robert Wade, as well as the leading Italian chess players of that time, headed by Enrico Paoli.[1]

Elio Romani played for Italy in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Elio Romani played for Italy in the Clare Benedict Chess Cup:[3]

  • In 1960, at fourth board in the 7th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Biel (+2, =2, -1).

In the mid-1970s Elio Romani moved to Lecco, where he served as the commander of the municipal police department.

References

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  1. ^ "Reggio Emilia 1951 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Elio Romani". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Elio Romani". www.olimpbase.org.
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