Greco, Gioachino (1600 – 1634)

Greco, Gioachino (1600 – 1634)

Greco, Gioachino (1600 – 1634) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: Il Calabrese (The Calabrian)   GENERAL INFO Description: Gioachino Greco was an Italian chess player and theoretician. He wrote several works in...
Salvio, Alessandro (c. 1570 – c. 1640)

Salvio, Alessandro (c. 1570 – c. 1640)

Salvio, Alessandro (c. 1570 – c. 1640) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Alessandro Salvio was an Italian chess player. He was considered unofficial world champion between 1598...
Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)

Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)

Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)   Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: El sabio.   “Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.”  ...
López de Segura, Ruy (1530-1580)

López de Segura, Ruy (1530-1580)

López de Segura, Ruy (1530-1580) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Rodrigo. Alias: –     GENERAL INFO Description: Ruy López de Segura was a cleric of the parish of La Candelaria in Zafra (Spain). Later went to the court...
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...