Fritz Gigli ( German: Fritz Gygli ; November 12 , 1896 , Villach - April 27 , 1980 , Zurich ) is a Swiss chess player .
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Date of Birth | November 12, 1896 |
| Place of Birth | Villach |
| Date of death | April 27, 1980 (83 years old) |
| Place of death | Zurich |
Biography
In the 1920s and 1930s, he was a regular participant in the largest chess tournaments in Switzerland. In 1920, he shared the 3rd - 4th place in St. Gallen , in 1922 he shared the 4th - 8th place in Neuchatel , in 1924 he shared the 2nd place in Interlaken , was second in Zurich in 1925, in 1926 he shared the 3rd - 4th place in Geneva , in 1927 he shared the 5th - 6th place in Biel , in 1928 he shared the 4th - 5th place in Basel , in 1930 he was third in Schaffhausen and fifth in Lausanne .
In the 1930s, he took fourth place in Berne (1932) , there he was fifteenth in 1932 ( Alexander Alekhine won the tournament), divided 3rd - 4th place in Berne in 1933, took eleventh place in Zurich in 1934 (Alekhine won the tournament) and was the sixth in Montreux in 1939.
In 1941, he won the Swiss Chess Championship .
Represented the Swiss national team at the largest team chess tournaments:
- participated in chess competitions twice ( 1928 , 1935 );
- participated in the unofficial chess Olympiad in 1936 [1] .
He also participated in friendly matches against the national teams of France (1946), Yugoslavia (1949) and West Germany (1952).
Notes
Links
- Fritz Gigli games in the database
- Fritz Gigli's personal card on 365chess.com
- Fritz Gigli's speeches at chess olympiads