Héctor Rossetto
Encyclopedia
Héctor Decio Rossetto was one of the best chess
players in Argentine history.
He earned the title of International Master in 1950 and the Grandmaster title in 1960.
He was a five-time Argentine Champion
(1942, 1944, 1947, 1962, and 1972).
Rossetto won the Mar del Plata chess tournament
in 1949 and again in 1952 (shared with Julio Bolbochán
). He also won in Mar del Plata (KIM) in 1962.
He was the director of the 1978 Chess Olympiad
in Buenos Aires
.
After Miguel Najdorf
he was the most important Argentine chess player of his time.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
players in Argentine history.
He earned the title of International Master in 1950 and the Grandmaster title in 1960.
He was a five-time Argentine Champion
Argentine Chess Championship
The first Argentine Chess Championship was held in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, a winner of Torneo Mayor...
(1942, 1944, 1947, 1962, and 1972).
Rossetto won the Mar del Plata chess tournament
Mar del Plata chess tournament
Mar del Plata has a rich history of chess tournaments, most notably their international chess tournament and open tournament.There is also an annual city tournament, which had its first edition in 1946, and reached its 62nd edition in 2007....
in 1949 and again in 1952 (shared with Julio Bolbochán
Julio Bolbochan
Julio Bolbochán was the Argentine chess champion in 1946 and 1948.Born in Buenos Aires, he represented Argentina in seven Chess Olympiads from 1950 to 1970....
). He also won in Mar del Plata (KIM) in 1962.
He was the director of the 1978 Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
After Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....
he was the most important Argentine chess player of his time.