Matteo Gladig
Matteo Gladig was an Italian chess master.
Born in Triest, he won at Triest 1905, took 2nd, behind Giovanni Martinolich, at Triest 1909, and drew a short match with Oldřich Duras at Triest 1909. He won, ahead of Stefano Rosselli del Turco and Arturo Reggio, at Rome 1911.
During World War I, he – as an Austrian citizen of Italian origin – did not want to fight for an Austrian Army on the Italian Front. Finally, he was captured and tried in Laibach where he died.
