Barbatto Rometti
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Barbato Rometti aka Bernard Rometti aka Barbato Nicola Rometti (23 June 1896, Umbertide
, Italy – 22 August 1975, Nice
, France) was a French chess
player.
At the beginning of his career, he played at Nice 1930 (B tournament). He took 2nd, behind Alexander Alekhine
, at Nice 1937 (Quadrangular).
Rometti played many times in French Chess Championship
; shared 2nd at La Baule 1932 (Tournoi subsidiaire), tied for 5-6th at Sarreguemines 1933, shared 2nd, behind Amédée Gibaud
, at St Alban les Eaux 1935, tied for 4-5th at Paris 1936, tied for 5-8th at Toulouse 1937, tied for 9-11th at Nice 1938, took 3rd at Roubaix 1945, tied for 11-12th at Bordeaux 1946, took 7th at Vichy 1951, took 6th at Charleville 1952, shared 5th at Reims 1959, tied for 10-14th at Paris 1962, tied for 12-14th at Paris 1963, took 11th at Montpellier 1964, and finally took 24th at Dunkerque 1965.
He played, as Barbato Rometti, for France in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
at Munich 1936, and in 8th Chess Olympiad
at Buenos Aires 1939, and, as Bernard Rometti, for Monaco at Tel Aviv 1964.
He also participated in friendly matches France vs. Switzerland and France vs. Australia in 1946, and represented France in the 1st Clare Benedict Chess Cup at Mont Pélérin 1953.
Attention: There are different first name and initials (B, JB, N, NB) for Rometti in sources.
Umbertide
Umbertide is a town and comune of Italy, in the province of Perugia in northwestern Umbria, at the confluence of the Reggia river and the Tiber. It is 30 km North of Perugia and 20 km South of Città di Castello...
, Italy – 22 August 1975, Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, France) was a French chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player.
At the beginning of his career, he played at Nice 1930 (B tournament). He took 2nd, behind Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, at Nice 1937 (Quadrangular).
Rometti played many times in French Chess Championship
French Chess Championship
The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923after the formation of the Fédération Française des Echecs in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in the Café de la Régence, where further edition...
; shared 2nd at La Baule 1932 (Tournoi subsidiaire), tied for 5-6th at Sarreguemines 1933, shared 2nd, behind Amédée Gibaud
Amédée Gibaud
Amédée Gibaud was a French chess master.He won the French Chess Championship four times and won the French correspondence championship three times...
, at St Alban les Eaux 1935, tied for 4-5th at Paris 1936, tied for 5-8th at Toulouse 1937, tied for 9-11th at Nice 1938, took 3rd at Roubaix 1945, tied for 11-12th at Bordeaux 1946, took 7th at Vichy 1951, took 6th at Charleville 1952, shared 5th at Reims 1959, tied for 10-14th at Paris 1962, tied for 12-14th at Paris 1963, took 11th at Montpellier 1964, and finally took 24th at Dunkerque 1965.
He played, as Barbato Rometti, for France in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events....
at Munich 1936, and in 8th Chess Olympiad
8th Chess Olympiad
The 8th Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , comprised an 'open' tournament, as well as a Women's World Championship contest...
at Buenos Aires 1939, and, as Bernard Rometti, for Monaco at Tel Aviv 1964.
He also participated in friendly matches France vs. Switzerland and France vs. Australia in 1946, and represented France in the 1st Clare Benedict Chess Cup at Mont Pélérin 1953.
External links
- Chessgames.com :: Bernard Rometti
- Chessgames.com :: Barbatto Rometti
- Chessgames.com :: Rometti
- Chessmetrics.com :: Bernard Rometti
- 365Chess.com :: Bernard Rometti
- ChessBase Spieler Datenbank :: Suche
Attention: There are different first name and initials (B, JB, N, NB) for Rometti in sources.