Stefano Tatai Explained
| Stefano Tatai |
| Full Name: | Stefano Tatai |
| Country: | Italy |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Rome |
| Death Place: | Tenerife |
| International Master (1966) |
| Yearsactive: | 1950s - 2013 |
| Peakrating: | 2495 (January 1981) |
| Peakranking: | 92= (January 1981) |
| Fideid: | 800074 |
Stefano Tatai (23 May 1938 in Rome – 29 May 2017 in Tenerife) was an Italian chess master. He was of Hungarian descent.[1] He was awarded the Italian national master title in 1958, and the International Master title in 1966. He was twelve times Italian champion, in 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991 and 1994.
During the 1950s, he coached composer Ennio Morricone, who became a strong chess player.[2]
Bibliography
- Book: 1978. Le gambit Jaenisch : une défense active contre l'Espagnole. The Jaenisch Gambit : an active defence against the Spanish. Diffec. 10513313.
- Book: 2008. Tatai insegna la Najdorf. Tatai teaches the Najdorf. Cesena. 978-8-8887-5665-3.
Notes and References
- Web site: E' scomparso Stefano Tatai, una leggenda per gli Scacchi italiani . 30 May 2017 . sport24h . it . Italian chess legend Stefano Tatai has passed away. 20 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170604124320/http://www.sport24h.it/e-scomparso-stefano-tatai-una-leggenda-per-gli-scacchi-italiani/ . 4 June 2017.
- Web site: Ennio Morricone y el deporte: de la canción del Mundial de 1978 a su afición por el ajedrez . 6 July 2020 . . Madrid . es . Ennio Morricone and sport: from the 1978 World Cup song to his love of chess . 20 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200805174928/https://www.elespanol.com/deportes/otros-deportes/20200706/ennio-morricone-deporte-cancion-mundial-aficion-ajedrez/503200591_0.html . 5 August 2020.
