Antonio Sacconi Explained

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 Rosselli del Turco (+1 −1 =4) in 1918, both in Rome, and won a match against Mario Monticelli (+5 −3 =2) at Venice 1926.^[1]

He won Italian Chess Championship at Florence 1935, shared 4th at Florence 1936, and took 4th at Naples 1937.^[2]

In international tournaments, he won at Milan 1926 (the 4th torneo Crespi),^[3] tied for 2nd-3rd with George Alan Thomas, behind Rudolf Spielmann, at Sopron 1934,^[4] and took 2nd at Margate 1937 (B tournament).

Sacconi represented Italy in Chess Olympiads:

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).^[5]

He was awarded the International Master title in 1951.^[6] Sacconi died in Rome.

Notes and References

http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/Italia/maestri/sacconi.htm sacconi
http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/Italia/campionati.htm I campionati italiani
http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1926milano.htm milano
http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934
http://www.olimpbase.org/players/w48cacyg.html Sacconi, Antonio
Web site: Liste des premiers titrés (Chrono) - Chessmile . www.chessmile.com . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20071222170711/http://www.chessmile.com/spip.php?article66 . 22 December 2007 . dead.