Aristide Gromer

Who is Aristide Gromer?

Aristide Gromer was a French chess master.

Gromer was thrice French Champion.

He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923, took 3rd at Biarritz 1926, 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, took 9th at Paris 1933, took 6th at Sitges 1934, took 2nd, behind Baldur Hoenlinger, at Paris 1938. As a Champion of France, he won a match against Champion of Belgium, Alberic O'Kelly de Galway, in December 1938.

Gromer played for France in Chess Olympiads:

⁕In 1930, at third board in 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg;

⁕In 1931, at second board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague;

⁕In 1939, at second board in 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires.

In September 1939, when World War II broke out, Gromer, along with many other participants of the 8th Chess Olympiad decided to stay permanently in Argentina. He won at Buenos Aires 1940, followed by Franciszek Sulik, Carlos Guimard, etc. He took 7th at Aguas de Sao Pedro/São Paulo 1941. In May 1942 Gromer returned to France. He took part in the French Championship 1947, where he shared second place with Amédée Gibaud and Nicolas Rossolimo. He died in Paris, at a psychiatric institution, though the date is not known.