▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Soci et á ▁Sc ac ch istica ▁Milan ese ▁and ▁edited ▁a ▁ch ess ▁column ▁for ▁the ▁magazine ▁La ▁B ic icle tta , ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Reg gio ▁was ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁Italian ▁Ch ess ▁Champion . ▁He ▁won ▁five ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁strong est ▁national ▁tournament s : ▁at ▁Rome ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁( 1 st ▁Tor neo ▁dell ' US I ), ▁Ven ice ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁( 2 nd ▁Tor neo ▁dell ' US I ), ▁Florence ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁( 3 rd ▁Tor neo ▁dell ' US I ), ▁Bolog na ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁( 2 nd ▁Tor neo ▁" L ' Italia ▁Sc ac ch istica "), ▁and ▁Milan ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁( 1 st ▁Tor neo ▁Nazionale ▁" C res pi "). ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁ 3 rd ▁at ▁Milan ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁( 4 th ▁Tor neo ▁dell ' US I , ▁Giovanni ▁Martin ol ich ▁won ), ▁took ▁ 3 rd ▁at ▁Rome ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁( 5 th ▁Tor neo ▁dell ' US I , ▁Mat te o ▁Glad ig ▁won ), ▁won ▁at ▁Bolog na ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁( tor neo ▁inter reg ionale ) ▁and ▁won ▁at ▁Milan ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁( tor neo ▁citt ad