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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Decio Rossetto |
| Born | 8 September 1922 (1922-09-08) Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Died | 23 January 2009 (2009-01-24) (aged 86) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Title | Grandmaster (1960) |
| Peak rating | 2465 (July 1972) |
Héctor Decio Rossetto (8 September 1922 inBahía Blanca,Argentina – 23 January 2009 inBuenos Aires) was an Argentinechess player.
He earned the title ofInternational Master in 1950 and theGrandmaster title in 1960.
He was a five-timeArgentine Champion (1942, 1944, 1947, 1962, and 1972).[1]Rossetto won theMar del Plata chess tournament in 1949 and again in 1952 (shared withJulio Bolbochán). He also won in Mar del Plata (KIM) in 1962.[2] In 1964, he qualifield for the Interzonal Tournament in Amsterdam.[3]
He was the director of the 1978Chess Olympiad inBuenos Aires.
He was a player from the "golden age" of chess in Argentina, led byMiguel Najdorf, withErich Eliskases,Hermann Pilnik,Carlos Guimard,Julio Bolbochán, and youngOscar Panno.
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