Héctor Rossetto
Héctor Decio Rossetto (September 8, 1922 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina – January 23, 2009 in Buenos Aires) was one of the best chess players in Argentine history.
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He earned the title of International Master in 1950 and the Grandmaster title in 1960.
He was a five-time Argentine Champion (1942, 1944, 1947, 1962, and 1972). [1] Rossetto won the Mar del Plata chess tournament in 1949 and again in 1952 (shared with Julio Bolbochán). He also won in Mar del Plata (KIM) in 1962.[2]
He was the director of the 1978 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires.
He was a player from the "golden age" of chess in Argentina, led by Miguel Najdorf, with Erich Eliskases, Herman Pilnik, Carlos Guimard, Julio Bolbochán, and young Oscar Panno.
References
External links
- Héctor Rossetto rating card at FIDE
- Héctor Rossetto player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- OlimpBase
- Visa with photo 1947
- Visa with photo 1952
- Visa with photo 1961
- Falleció Héctor Rossetto (in Spanish)
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