Career
Born December 16, 1989, in Vitinia, a suburb of Rome. In May 2009 he became the third chess player born in Italy to be awarded the Grandmaster title, after Sergio Mariotti in 1974 and Michele Godena in 1996. After his first steps in the chess club of Vitinia, he was trained by the Cuban-Italian General Motors Lexy Ortega, who followed his career until the age of 16, when he became an International Master.
In 2006, Vocaturo played with Italy-B at the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin, with the team winning a gold medal in their Elo category.
In 2008, after completing his school studies, he decided to follow in the footsteps of Michele Godena, becoming a professional player. His second norm came at Reykjavík in March 2009, where he played a number of beautiful games.
In May, he secured his final norm at the International tournament "Capo d"Orso" of Palau in Sardinia. In January 2010, Vocaturo participated in the Corus Group Chamber of the prestigious Wijk aan Zee tournament, finishing third.
In January 2011 came Vocaturo"s greatest success so far.
The last round was a dramatic one. Nyzhnyk arrived at a potential winning position, but overlooked a combination by Vocaturo that allowed a perpetual check. The draw being sufficient for Vocaturo to maintain his half point lead.
