Enrico Paoli

Enrico Paoli
Paoli in 2004
Country	Italy
Born	(1908-01-13)January 13, 1908 Trieste,Austria-Hungary
Died	December 15, 2005(2005-12-15)(aged 97) Reggio Emilia,Italy
Title	Grandmaster(1996)
Peak rating	2355 (July 1971)

Enrico Paoli(January 13, 1908 – December 15, 2005) was anItalianInternational chess master.

He was born inTrieste, Italy,and learned chess when he was nine years old. For many years, he was one of the leading Italian chess players. He was the winner of international tournaments in Vienna (1951) and Imperia (1959).Paoli won his lastItalian Championshipat age 60, and organized the famousReggio Emilia chess tournament.He beatSovietGMAlexander Kotovwith the black pieces inVenicein 1950, but missed receiving theGrandmastertitle by only half a point at a tournament in 1969. He was awarded an honorary grandmaster title in 1996 byFIDE.

External links

• Enrico Paoliplayer profile and games atChessgames
• Kotov vs Paoli, 0-1 (requires Java plugin)