Aristide Gromer
Aristide Gromer (born April 11, 1908 in Dunkerque , † July 6, 1966 in Plouguernével ) was a French chess player .
Gromer appeared as a chess player at a young age, so at the age of 13 he gave a simultaneous performance on 20 boards. In the 1930s he was one of the strongest players in France, he won the French championship in 1933, 1937 and 1938 and took part with France in the Chess Olympiads in 1930 , 1931 and 1939 . Gromer also achieved good results at some international tournaments, for example he reached second place in Paris in 1930, tied with Savielly Tartakower , won in Madrid in 1934 and came second in Paris in 1938.
After the outbreak of World War II, Gromer initially stayed in Argentina. In 1940 he was at the Torneo Mayor (whose winner had the right to play a match for the Argentine championship against the defending champion ) tied with Carlos Guimard and Franciszek Sulik at the top, but had to give way to Guimard in the playoff. Gromer returned to France as early as May 1942, but after that he hardly appeared in chess. His last tournament was the French championship in 1947, in which he tied for second place (together with Aimé Gibaud and Nicolas Rossolimo ).
His highest historical rating was 2552 in October 1939.
His mother Ida was also a chess player, she took part in the preliminary round of the first French women's championship in 1924.
Web links
- Biography on heritageechecsfra.free.fr (French)
- Replayable chess games by Aristide Gromer on 365Chess.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aristide Gromer's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gromer, Aristide |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dunkerque |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1966 |
| Place of death | Plouguernével |