About Enrico Paoli
Lived 1908 – 2005 (aged 97). Enrico Paoli was an Italian chess composer, chess player, non-fiction writer and journalist.
Enrico Paoli (January 13, 1908 – December 15, 2005) was an Italian International chess master.
He was born in Trieste, Italy, and learned chess when he was nine years old. For many years, he was one of the leading Italian chess players. He was the winner of international tournaments in Vienna (1951) and Imperia (1959). Paoli won his last Italian Championship at age 60, and organized the famous Reggio Emilia chess tournament. He beat Soviet GM Alexander Kotov with the black pieces in Venice in 1950, but missed receiving the Grandmaster title by only half a point at a tournament in 1969. He was awarded an honorary grandmaster title in 1996 by FIDE.
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Who was Enrico Paoli?
Italian chess player (1908–2005)
When was Enrico Paoli born?
Enrico Paoli was born on 13 January 1908 in Trieste.
When did Enrico Paoli die?
Enrico Paoli died on 15 December 2005 in Reggio Emilia.
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Enrico Paoli was a chess composer, chess player, non-fiction writer and journalist.
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Enrico Paoli was Italian.
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