Aristide Gromer (11 April 1908 in Dunkirk [1] [2] – ?) was a French chess master.
Gromer was thrice French Champion (1933, 1937, and 1938). [3]
He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 ( Victor Kahn won), took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 ( André Chéron and Frederic Lazard won), took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud, at Rouen 1930, [4] took 9th at Paris 1933 ( Alexander Alekhine won), took 6th at Sitges 1934 ( Andor Lilienthal won), took 2nd, behind Baldur Hoenlinger, at Paris (L'Echiquier) 1938. [5] As a Champion of France, he won a match against Champion of Belgium, Alberic O'Kelly de Galway, (2.5 : 1.5) in December 1938. [6]
Gromer played for France in Chess Olympiads:
In September 1939, when World War II broke out, Gromer, along with many other participants of the 8th Chess Olympiad (Najdorf, Stahlberg, et al.) decided to stay permanently in Argentina. [8] He won at Buenos Aires (Bodas de Plata) 1940, followed by Franciszek Sulik, Carlos Guimard, etc. [9] He took 7th at Aguas de Sao Pedro/São Paulo 1941 ( Erich Eliskases and Guimard won). [10] In May 1942 [11] Gromer returned to France. He took part in the French Championship 1947, where he shared second place with Amédée Gibaud and Nicolas Rossolimo. [12] He died in Paris, at a psychiatric institution, though the date is not known. [13]
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Aristide Gromer (11 April 1908 in Dunkirk [1] [2] – ?) was a French chess master.
Gromer was thrice French Champion (1933, 1937, and 1938). [3]
He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 ( Victor Kahn won), took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 ( André Chéron and Frederic Lazard won), took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud, at Rouen 1930, [4] took 9th at Paris 1933 ( Alexander Alekhine won), took 6th at Sitges 1934 ( Andor Lilienthal won), took 2nd, behind Baldur Hoenlinger, at Paris (L'Echiquier) 1938. [5] As a Champion of France, he won a match against Champion of Belgium, Alberic O'Kelly de Galway, (2.5 : 1.5) in December 1938. [6]
Gromer played for France in Chess Olympiads:
In September 1939, when World War II broke out, Gromer, along with many other participants of the 8th Chess Olympiad (Najdorf, Stahlberg, et al.) decided to stay permanently in Argentina. [8] He won at Buenos Aires (Bodas de Plata) 1940, followed by Franciszek Sulik, Carlos Guimard, etc. [9] He took 7th at Aguas de Sao Pedro/São Paulo 1941 ( Erich Eliskases and Guimard won). [10] In May 1942 [11] Gromer returned to France. He took part in the French Championship 1947, where he shared second place with Amédée Gibaud and Nicolas Rossolimo. [12] He died in Paris, at a psychiatric institution, though the date is not known. [13]
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Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
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