La Bourdonnais, Louis-Charles Mahé de (1795-1840)

La Bourdonnais, Louis-Charles Mahé de (1795-1840)

De La Bourdonnais, Louis-Charles Mahé (1795-1840) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: Charles de La Bourdonnais     GENERAL INFO Description: Louis-Charles Mahe de la Bourdonnais was a French chess player of great...
Danican Philidor, François-André (1726-1795)

Danican Philidor, François-André (1726-1795)

Danican Philidor, François-André (1726-1795) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –     GENERAL INFO Description: François-André Danican Philidor was a French musician and chess player, considered one of the...
Alekhine, Alexander (1892-1946)

Alekhine, Alexander (1892-1946)

 Alekhine, Alexander (1892-1946) Alternative last name spellings: Alejin, Aliojin, Alekhine, Alekhin. Alternative first name spellings: Aleksandr, Aleksándrovich, Alexandre. Alias: –   “Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself...
Spassky, Boris (1937)

Spassky, Boris (1937)

Spassky, Boris (1937 -) Alternative last name spellings: Spasky. Alternative first name spellings: Vasilievich. Alias:    GENERAL INFO Description: Boris Spassky is a Russian chess Grandmaster and World Chess Championship from 1969 to 1972. He is known to have been...
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)

Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)

Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Alternative last name spellings: –  Alternative first name spellings: Joseph Alias: –   «Music, I feel it, must be emotional in the first place, and intellectual in the second place».   GENERAL INFO Description: Ravel was a 20th...