Italian Chess Honorary Grandmaster (1996), International Master (1951) is born in Trieste, Italy.
Italian Championship (1951, 1957, 1968).
Best results: Italian Championship 1951, 1957, 1968, 1st; International tournament in Vienna, 1st; National tournament in Merano in 1937, 2nd; National tournament in Milano in 1938, 3rd;
Paoli was also very keen on endgames and studies; his compositions are well known and he won 176 prizes (first, second or third) in contests organized all over the world.