Monday, September 27, 2010

The Portrait of a Miss

Clarice Benini did not deny herself anything in her time at “Aprile Scacchistico Milanese” in 1938. Besides participation in the 1st Italian Women’s Chess Championship as well as in the Blitz Tournament, she finally took part in the simultaneous exhibition given by Henri Grob, resulting among the seven players who managed to save their skin. Results: Grob +19 =6 (Miss Benini, Carena, Ciampoli, Castiglioni, Del Vecchio, Surace) –1 (Frezza). The source is L’Italia Scacchistica, April 1938, p. 86.