Héctor Rossetto
Argentine chess grandmaster (1922–2009)
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Héctor Decio Rossetto (8 September 1922 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina – 23 January 2009 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine chess player.
8 September 1922
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Héctor Decio Rossetto 8 September 1922 Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Died | 23 January 2009 (aged 86) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Title | Grandmaster (1960) |
| Peak rating | 2465 (July 1972) |
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). [1] 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.[2] In 1964, he qualifield for the Interzonal Tournament in Amsterdam.[3]
He was the director of the 1978 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires.
He was a player from the "golden age" of chess in Argentina, led by Miguel Najdorf, with Erich Eliskases, Hermann Pilnik, Carlos Guimard, Julio Bolbochán, and young Oscar Panno.
