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Massimiliano Romi
M Romi 
 

Number of games in database: 235
Years covered: 1921 to 1971
Overall record: +89 -113 =33 (44.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (58) 
    D02 A46 A45 D00 A41
 Sicilian (10) 
    B29 B30 B27 B40 B44
 Bird's Opening (5) 
    A03 A02
 French Defense (4) 
    C11 C13 C10 C07
 Nimzo-Larsen Attack (4) 
    A01
With the Black pieces:
 Caro-Kann (16) 
    B18 B13 B10 B15 B12
 Slav (11) 
    D11 D15 D10 D13 D12
 Queen's Pawn Game (10) 
    D02 A50 D05 A46 D04
 Ruy Lopez (8) 
    C62 C96 C70 C65 C69
 Semi-Slav (8) 
    D46 D43 D45
 French Defense (5) 
    C10 C15
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Romi vs C Staldi, 1954 1-0
   M Romi vs Spielmann, 1930 1-0
   M Romi vs V Kahn, 1926 1-0
   Petrov vs M Romi, 1936 0-1
   M Romi vs Colle, 1930 1/2-1/2
   M Romi vs G Wright, 1925 1-0
   M Romi vs G G Alexandrescu, 1936 1-0
   M Romi vs W Winter, 1926 1-0
   M Romi vs E Andersen, 1936 1-0
   M Romi vs G Ferrantes, 1952 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Romi - Winter Match (1926)
   Italian Championship (1931)
   Reggio Emilia (1947)
   Italian Championship (1954)
   Italian Championship (1952)
   Italian Championship (1957)
   Paris Unofficial Olympiad (1924)
   Prague Olympiad (1931)
   Warsaw Olympiad (1935)
   non-FIDE Munich Olympiad (1936)


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MASSIMILIANO ROMI
(born May-22-1893, died Apr-24-1979, 85 years old) Italy

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Max Romih was of Slavonic origin (born in Pinguente, Istria, now Buzet, Croatia), and a citizen of the Austria-Hungary Empire, but after World War I the region of Julian March (Venezia Giulia, Julijska Kraina) became part of Italy. Soon afterwards, in keeping with ideas of nationalism, Fascism began to encourage Italianization of foreign-sounding surnames. So, Max Romih became Massimiliano Romi.

Romi played for Italy in five Chess Olympiads (both unofficial and official). He played several times in the Italian Chess Championship, and tied for 5-6th at Viareggio 1921 (Davide Marotti won), took 2nd, behind Stefano Rosselli del Turco, at Milan 1931, took 3rd at Milan 1934 (Mario Monticelli won), shared 2nd at Florence 1935 (Antonio Sacconi won). After World War II, he shared 16th at Florence 1948, 9th at Venice 1951, 3rd at Trieste 1954, and 2nd at Rovigo 1956. Finally, he tied for 12-15th at Sottomarina (Chioggia) 1970, at the age of 77.

The Romih Variation of the Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bb4) is named for him.

Wikipedia article: Max Romih

Last updated: 2022-03-01 07:33:46

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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 234  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Romi vs A Dolci  0-1231921Romi-Dolci MatchC10 French
2. M Romi vs S Rosselli del Turco  ½-½491921Italian ChampionshipC66 Ruy Lopez
3. M Romi vs A Muffang  1-0371922ParisA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
4. M Romi vs R Goubeau 1-0271924ParisC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
5. M Romi vs Hromadka  0-1401924Paris Unofficial OlympiadC50 Giuoco Piano
6. M Romi vs H K Handasyde  1-0351924Paris Unofficial OlympiadC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
7. H Johner vs M Romi  ½-½231924Paris Unofficial OlympiadC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
8. M Romi vs G Renaud  0-1211924Paris Unofficial OlympiadC11 French
9. M Romi vs J O'Hanlon  0-1291924Paris Unofficial OlympiadC13 French
10. O Zimmermann vs M Romi  1-0431924Paris Unofficial OlympiadD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. M Romi vs Duchamp  1-0291924Paris Unofficial OlympiadB03 Alekhine's Defense
12. M Romi vs E Malmberg  ½-½391924Paris Unofficial OlympiadB40 Sicilian
13. V Marin y Llovet vs M Romi  ½-½161924Paris Unofficial OlympiadD05 Queen's Pawn Game
14. K Skalicka vs M Romi  0-1321924Paris Unofficial OlympiadD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
15. L Palau vs M Romi  1-0381924Paris Unofficial OlympiadC15 French, Winawer
16. M Romi vs A Gibaud  1-0281924Paris Unofficial OlympiadB30 Sicilian
17. A Gibaud vs M Romi  0-1261925ParisC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
18. M Romi vs A Gibaud  1-0541925ParisB27 Sicilian
19. M Romi vs L Savage  1-0211925Bromley Premier BA43 Old Benoni
20. M Romi vs J Drewitt  1-0341925Bromley Premier BC42 Petrov Defense
21. M Romi vs J O'Hanlon  ½-½261925Bromley prel-AD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. M Romi vs G Wright 1-0161925Bromley prel-AB44 Sicilian
23. H Mattison vs M Romi  1-0291925Bromley prel-AC49 Four Knights
24. F C Short vs M Romi  0-1321925Scarborough-AA09 Reti Opening
25. E Spencer vs M Romi  0-1471925Scarborough-AC24 Bishop's Opening
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Mar-23-10  sdrumovic: I think Romi also played in the B tournament in Hastings 1927/28. Does someone have the ranking or the crosstable?
Mar-23-10  TheFocus: <sdrumpvic> I have it at home; at work now. I can post Hastings B 1927/1928 tomorrow if no one else does.
Mar-24-10  sdrumovic: I am also looking for data from tournaments Romi/Romih played in Paris in 1922, 1923 and 1924(2). Thanks to anyone who might be able to provide information.
Mar-25-10  TheFocus: <sdrumovic>

I have the cross-table for Paris 1924. This is the preliminary # 9. I do not have the final.

1. Palau X 1 1 0 .5 1 3.5
2. Romi 0 X 1 .5 1 1 3.5
3. Skalicka 0 0 X 1 1 1 3
4. Johner 1 .5 0 X .5 0 2
5. Handasyde .5 0 0 .5 X .5 1.5
6. Gimaud 0 0 0 1 .5 X 1.5

Mar-25-10  TheFocus: I will post hastings 1927/28 later in the day.
Mar-25-10  TheFocus: <sdrumovic> Please go to www.thechesslibrary.com for all of the preliminaries and finals of Paris 1924.
Mar-26-10  sdrumovic: Thank you TheFocus. I knew thechesslibrary.com, but I just missed this Paris 1924 torunament.
Mar-26-10  sdrumovic: Well, on second check, I didn't miss it: it is the Olimpic tournament and I already had data on it.

But there's another 1924 Paris tournament Romi played in, presumably a 9-player event won by Znosko-Borovsky. I have no cross-table for it, or other relevant info such as dates.

As I mentioned on the Yanofksy pages, I'm collecting this material for a soon-to-be-opened project of the Italian Chess Federation on old italian tournaments and big tournaments played by italians abroad.

Material can be sent to the address given in the Games Archive page (top of the page, just under the banners): http://www.federscacchi.it/str_arch...

Thanks to anyone providing help.

Mar-26-10  Calli: You probably refer to the Winter Tourney of the Palais Royal Chess club held 1923-1924. It was ten players and won by Amedee Gibaud. Romi finished 7th.

Palais Royal Winter Tourney (1923-24)
*011011111 7.0 Gibaud, Amadee
1*10=10111 6.5 Korb, J.
00*1=011=1 5.0 Anglade, H.
010*=0=111 5.0 Barthe, V.
1===*0110= 5.0 Beinstock, Vladimir
00111*===0 4.5 Kahn, Victor
010=0=*011 4.0 Romi, Max
00000=1*11 3.5 Champion, G.W.
00=01=00*= 2.5 Hagen, J.
0000=100=* 2.0 Goubeau, R.

Mar-27-10  TheFocus: <sdrumovic>< Well, on second check, I didn't miss it: it is the Olimpic tournament and I already had data on it.

But there's another 1924 Paris tournament Romi played in, presumably a 9-player event won by Znosko-Borovsky. I have no cross-table for it, or other relevant info such as dates.>

Of this one, all I could find was that Znosko won with 12 out of 16 points. It was early in the year.

Mar-29-10  sdrumovic: Thank you Calli for the crosstable and TheFocus for all the help.

Of the 1923-24 tournament I was already able to build up the ranking from the index (available in the net) of Gaige's crosstable book.

The same index points to a different Paris 1924 tournament (p.653), other than the one Calli reported and other than the Olimpic one: the one won by Znosko-Borovsky.

Mar-31-10  Calli: <sdrumovic> "won by Znosko-Borovsky" That would the same tournament held the next year - a double round event.

Palais Royal Winter Tourney (1924-25)
** 10 11 01 1= =1 11 11 01 12.0 Znosko-Borovsky
01 ** 10 01 1= 10 10 == 10 9.5 Baratz, Abraham
00 01 ** =0 01 11 0= 11 11 9.0 Ratner, E.
10 01 =1 ** == 00 00 11 11 8.5 Gibaud, Amadee
0= 0= 10 == ** 0= 01 11 11 8.5 Kahn, Victor
=0 01 00 11 1= ** 10 == 1= 8.5 Potemkin, Pyotr P.
00 01 1= 11 10 01 ** 01 01 8.5 Romi, Max
00 == 00 00 00 == 10 ** == 4.0 Barthe, V.
10 00 00 00 00 0= 10 == ** 3.5 Korbe, J.

Apr-01-10  sdrumovic: Well... what can I say? You all are just great.

I will abuse of your kindness and ask for data about Bromley 1925, an event with 4 qualification groups and a final won by Mattison. Romi won the B-final.

I have the crosstable of the A-Final only and I'm looking for the crosstables from the B-Final and the qualification groups.

Apr-01-10  TheFocus: <sdrumovic> I still haven't entered the Hastings B yet, have I? I hope to tomorrow. The Bromley should be in British Chess Magazine, I have it.
Apr-02-10  Calli: "Bromley 1925, an event with 4 qualification groups and a final won by Mattison. Romi won the B-final."

There were four preliminary groups of 8 players each. The four man group you have is probsbly the final played among the four winners. Romi and Matisons were in the same preliminary and both had 5 pts, but Matisons won their individual game and thus the tie-break to move on to the final. I hsven't the time to enter it right now. Can do it tomorrow if still needed.

Apr-03-10  TheFocus: <Calli> Go for it. I won't be able to input the tables until Monday.

Yes, there was only Final-A. There was no Final-B.

Hastings B 1927/28 definitely on Monday.

Apr-03-10  Calli: Okay, not doing all four sections, but here is Romi's group:

1925 Bromley (April 11-18)
20th Kent County Chess Association

Preliminary "A"
*10=1=11 5.0 Matisons, Hermanis
0*1==111 5.0 Romi, Max
10*1==01 4.0 Birnberg, Jonas
==0*1=1= 4.0 Mueller, Oscar Conrad
0==0*1=1 3.5 O'Hanlon, John J.
=0==0*11 3.5 Goldstein, Maurice Edward
0010=0*1 2.5 Wright, G.
000=000* 0.5 Wechsler, T.M.

Apr-03-10
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  Phony Benoni: I hate to see a good job left unfinished.

Preliminary "B"

*1110111 6.0 Apsenieks, Fricis
0*=01111 4.5 Terrill, F.H.
0=*11=01 4.0 Louis, Andre
010*1011 4.0 Wright, H.G.
1000*101 3.0 Lean, R.E.
00=10*1= 3.0 Noel-Johnson, R.C.
001010*0 2.0 Marin y Lovett, Valentin
00000=1* 1.5 Storr-Best, L.

Preliminary "C"

*=1=1=11 5.5 Hromadka, Karel
=*==11=1 5.0 Winter, William
0=*=1111 5.0 Vollemy, Erwin
===*0111 4.5 Savage, Louis P.
0001*111 4.0 Morrison, John Harold
=0000*=1 2.0 Storr-Best, J.
0=000=*= 1.5 Bolland, P.D.
000000=* 0.5 Ewbank, A.M.

Preliminary "D"

*=1=1111 6.0 Skalika, Carlos
=*1=1=11 5.5 Drewitt, John Arthur James
00*=1111 4.5 Crepeaux, Robert
===*1100 3.5 MacKenzie, Arthur John
0000*11= 2.5 Holloway, Edith M.
0=000*11 2.5 Lorch, C.H.
000100*1 2.0 Watts, William Henry
0001=00* 1.5 Parsons, H.

Apr-05-10  TheFocus: HASTINGS MAJOR B 1927/28
1. Romi X 1 1 D D D 0 1 D 1 6
2. Watt 0 X 0 1 1 0 1 D 1 1 5.5
3. Atkinson 0 1 X 0 D 1 D D D 1 5
4. Price D 0 1 X D 1 1 D 0 1 5
5. Macdonald D 0 D D X D 1 D D D 4.5
6. Reilly D 1 0 0 D X D D 1 D 4.5
7. Sapira 1 0 D 0 0 D X 1 1 D 4.5
8. Littlejohn 0 D D D D D 0 D D 1 4
9. Butler D 0 D 1 D 0 0 D X D 3.5
10. Howell-Smith0 0 0 D D D D 0 D X 2.5
Apr-06-10  sdrumovic: Thank you all. Now I miss a crosstable from Paris 1922, an 8-player event won by Muffang (Romi 5th).
Apr-11-10
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  Phony Benoni: Di Felice gives this as:

Palais Royal Winter Tourney
Paris, 1922-23

1 Muffang * = 1 1 0 1 1 1 5.5
2 Bienstock = * 0 1 1 = 1 1 5.0
3 Kahn 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 5.0
4 Gibaud 0 0 1 * = 1 1 = 4.0
5 Romi 1 0 0 = * 1 0 1 3.5
6 Arvanitaqui 0 = 0 0 0 * 1 1 2.5
7 Goubeau 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 2.0
8 Lazard 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 * 0.5

Not one of Lazard's better events. I wonder if the draw with Gibaud lasted four moves.

Apr-19-10  sdrumovic: In my research on Romi's career I have now encountered Hyeres 1926, a 10-player event with Janowski a.o.

Can anyone provide a cross-table? Thank you.

Apr-19-10  TheFocus: <sdrumovic> Go to www.chesshistory.com Click on <Chess Historians' Essential Links>

Scroll down and click on <Historical Photographs> You will find hundreds of cross-tables there. Hyeres 1926 is there.

Dec-10-11  wordfunph: Romi finished dead last with +1-11=3 in San Remo 1930 :(

his only big win coming from Rudolf Spielmann..

M Romi vs Spielmann, 1930

May-22-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Max Romi.
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