Italian Chess Championship

The Italian Chess Federation (Italian: Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (FSI)) was established in 1920. The first Italian Chess Championship took place at Viareggio 1921.[1][2]

The 1998 Championship was held 21–29 November in Saint-Vincent. The ten-player field had an average Elo rating of 2390. GM Igor Efimov won the round-robin tournament with 6.5/9, a half point ahead of GM Michele Godena and IM Bruno Belotti.[3]

  1. ^ Adriano Chicco; Antonio Rosino. Storia degli scacchi in Italia. Venezia, Marsilio, 1990, ISBN 88-317-5383-5
  2. ^ "I campionati italiani". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  3. ^ "The Week in Chess 212". The Week In Chess. Mark Crowther. Retrieved 17 January 2015.