| Nicolas Rossolimo | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rossolimo in 1950 | |
| Full name | Nikolai Spiridonovich Rossolimo |
| Country | Russian Empire Greece France United States |
| Born | February 28, 1910 Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | July 24, 1975 (aged 65) New York, U.S. |
| Title | Grandmaster (1953) |
Nicolas Rossolimo (Russian: Николай Спиридонович Россоли́мо, romanized: Nikolai Spiridonovich Rossolimo; February 28, 1910 – July 24, 1975) was a Russian Empire-born chess player. After acquiring Greek citizenship in 1929, he was able to emigrate that year to France, and was many times chess champion of Paris. In 1952 he emigrated to the United States, and won the 1955 U.S. Open Chess Championship. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1953. Rossolimo was a resident of New York City until his death.
The Rossolimo Variation of the Sicilian Defence bears his name.