Alberto Campolongo (16 March 1912 – unknown) was an Italian

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player.

Biography

In 1931, in

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Alberto Campolongo won the National Chess Tournament. In 1933, he won the National Chess Master's degree, shared 4th-5th place with Antonio Sacconi in the Padulli Memorial Chess Tournament. In 1937, he ranked 4th in Milan behind

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, Antonio Sacconi and

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. He has regularly participated in the Italian Chess Championships in which he was shared 7th-8th in 1939 (tournament won Mario Monticelli) and ranked 9th in 1943 (tournament won Vincenzo Nestler). Alberto Campolongo played for Italy in the

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: * In 1933, at reserve board in the

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(+2, =4, -5). Alberto Campolongo played for Italy in the unofficial Chess Olympiad: * In 1936, at sixth board in the

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(+4, =1, -10).

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Alberto Campolongo
chess games at 365chess.com 1912 births Year of death missing Sportspeople from Bari Italian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors {{Italy-chess-bio-stub