Alice Tonini was an Italian chess master. She was an Italian citizen who lived in France. Tonini won the French Chess Championship in Paris in 1932, 1933, and 1934. [1] [2] She took fifth place in the fourth Women's World Chess Championship which was held during the 5th Chess Olympiad at Folkestone 1933 (Vera Menchik won). [3] [4] In 1934, she played at Milan (torneo principale, Mario Napolitano won). [5]
Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns.
Reuben C. Fine was an American chess player, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology. He was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the mid-1930s until his retirement from chess in 1951. He was granted the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1950, when titles were introduced.
Hildegard Krahwinkel Sperling was a German-Danish tennis player. She won three consecutive singles titles at the French Championships from 1935 to 1937. Krahwinkel Sperling is generally regarded as the second-greatest female German tennis player in history, behind Steffi Graf. Sperling played a counterpunching game, predicated on speed, and wore down opponents. Helen Jacobs once wrote that Sperling was the third-best player she ever played, behind Helen Wills Moody and Suzanne Lenglen.
International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) was founded on 26 March 1951 as a new appearance of the International Correspondence Chess Association (ICCA), which was founded in 1945, as successor of the Internationaler Fernschachbund (IFSB), founded on 2 December 1928.
Hans Müller was an Austrian chess player, theoretician and author of books.
Arthur William Dake was an American chess player. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Reno, Nevada.
Margaret Croft Scriven-Vivian was a British tennis player and the first woman from that country to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1933. She also won the singles title at the 1934 French Championships, defeating Helen Jacobs in the final. She was ranked No. 5 in the world in 1933 and 1934.
Victor Kahn was a Russian–French chess master.
Paulette Schwartzmann was a French-Argentine chess player.
Stefano Rosselli del Turco, Marquis, was an Italian chess player, writer and publisher. He was five times Italian champion and represented Italy in the Chess Olympiad seven times. He was a member of the famous Rosselli del Turco noble family of Florence.
Antonio Sacconi was an Italian chess master.
Paula (Paola) Rosa Wiesinger later Steger was a pioneering Italian alpine skier and mountain climber who competed at one edition of Winter Olympics and three editions of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Ozren Nedeljković was a Serbian chess master.
Ghulam Fatima, frequently referred to as 'Miss Fatima', was a British-Indian female chess master.
Mary Dinorah Gilchrist was a Scottish chess player.
The French Chess Federation is the national organization for chess in France. The president is Éloi Relange, the vice-presidents are Laurie Delorme and Jean-Baptiste Mullon and the treasurer is Éric Le Rol. The headquarters of the French Chess Federation is Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris. The French federation was founded in 1933.
Tonini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lucia Valerio was an Italian female tennis player who was active from the late 1920s through 1940.
Jeanne Marie Nancy d'Autremont, née de Martel, was a French chess player. She was a three-time French Women's Chess Champion, and participated in the 1933 Women's World Chess Championship.
Florence Frankland Thomson was a Scottish chess master. She was Women's World Chess Championship participant (1937). She was a six-times winner the Scottish Women's Chess Championship.