Fabio Finocchiaro
Italian ICCF Grandmaster
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Fabio Finocchiaro (born June 6, 1939) is an Italian chess player who holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.[1]
BornJune 5, 1939
San Giovanni la Punta, Italy
Country
Italy
ItalyTitleICCF Grandmaster (1998)
ICCF World Champion2009–13
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1939 San Giovanni la Punta, Italy |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Italy |
| Title | ICCF Grandmaster (1998) |
| ICCF World Champion | 2009–13 |
| ICCF rating | 2571 (October 2021) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2621 (January 2013) |
Biography
He started to play chess at age 15 in his native Sicily. Since 1968 Finocchiaro actively participated in the correspondence chess tournaments. In 1977 and 1979 he twice won Italian correspondence chess championship.[2] In 2013 Finocchiaro won the 25th World Correspondence Chess Championship (2009–2013).[3]
