Italian Chess Championship

The Italian Chess Federation (Italian: Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (FSI)) was established in 1920.The first Italian Chess Championship took place at Viareggio 1921. The 1998 Championship was held 21–29 November in Saint-Vincent.The ten-player field had an average Elo rating of 2390.GM Igor Efimov won the round-robin tournament with 6.5/9, a half point ahead of GM Michele Godena and IM Bruno Belotti.

Italian Chess Championship

The Italian Chess Federation (Italian: Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (FSI)) was established in 1920.The first Italian Chess Championship took place at Viareggio 1921. The 1998 Championship was held 21–29 November in Saint-Vincent.The ten-player field had an average Elo rating of 2390.GM Igor Efimov won the round-robin tournament with 6.5/9, a half point ahead of GM Michele Godena and IM Bruno Belotti.