The

Italian Chess Federation The Italian Chess Federation ( it, Federazione Scacchistica Italiana; FSI) is the governing chess organization of Italy. It is a member of the Italian National Olympic Committee ( CONI) and FIDE The International Chess Federation or World Ches ...

(Italian: Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (FSI)) was established in 1920. The first Italian Chess Championship took place at

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1921. The 1998 Championship was held 21–29 November in Saint-Vincent. The ten-player field had an average

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of 2390. GM

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won the

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with 6.5/9, a half point ahead of GM

Michele Godena Michele Godena (born 30 June 1967) is an Italian chess player. He achieved the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1988 and Grandmaster (GM) in 1996, following a plus score on board one for Italy at the Chess Olympiad in Yerevan. Gode ...

and IM Bruno Belotti.

National Tournaments (unofficial championships)

Italian Championships

References

* *List of winners and standings on Italian Chess Federation website
Italian Championship
{{Chess national championships Chess national championships

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1921 in chess Recurring sporting events established in 1921

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