Aristide Gromer (11 April 1908 in

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– ?) was a French

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master. Gromer was thrice French Champion (1933, 1937, and 1938). He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 (

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won), took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 (

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and Frederic Lazard won), took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with

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, behind

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, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind

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, at Rouen 1930, took 9th at Paris 1933 (

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won), took 6th at Sitges 1934 (

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won), took 2nd, behind Baldur Hoenlinger, at Paris (''L'Echiquier'') 1938. As a Champion of France, he won a match against Champion of Belgium,

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, (2.5 : 1.5) in December 1938. Gromer played for France in

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: * In 1930, at third board in

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in Hamburg (+4 –6 =1); * In 1931, at second board in

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in Prague (+3 –9 =4); * In 1939, at second board in

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in Buenos Aires (+6 –4 =7). In September 1939, when

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broke out, Gromer, along with many other participants of the 8th Chess Olympiad (Najdorf, Stahlberg, et al.) decided to stay permanently in Argentina. He won at Buenos Aires (Bodas de Plata) 1940, followed by

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, etc. He took 7th at Aguas de Sao Pedro/São Paulo 1941 (

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and Guimard won). In May 1942 Gromer returned to France. He took part in the French Championship 1947, where he shared second place with

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and

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. He died in Paris, at a psychiatric institution, though the date is not known.http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter44.html Chess Notes 5487. Aristide Gromer

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“An Obscure Chess Master” by Edward Winter
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