Boi, Paolo (1528-1598)
Paolo Boi (Public Domain)
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GENERAL INFO
| Description: Paolo Boi was one of the best chess players of the sixteenth century. He was one of the players of the considered First International Chess Tournament. Although Paolo didn’t win, he gained great prestige for his chess qualities. The causes of his death are not clear and there is speculation between a poisoning by his rivals, a bad cold or a disease contracted by drinking water in poor condition. |
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| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Syracuse, Italy / Naples, Italy. | Country Tags: Italy. |
| Centuries: XVI. | Title: – |
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| Styles: Fast. | Chess Olympiads: – |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- Ajedrez de Ataque: Paolo Boi: http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/04%20Articulos/00%20Otros%20articulos/Errantes/Boi.htm – [30/03/2018].
- Paolo Boi at chess-db.com: https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=832448&lan=6 – [30/03/2018]
- Paolo Boi at timeline index: http://timelineindex.com/content/view/3965 – [30/03/2018].
- Club Aranjuez de ajedrez: Biografía de Paolo Boi: http://www.ajedrezaranjuez.com/paolo-boi.htm – [30/03/2018]
- Paolo Boi in chess.com: https://www.chess.com/blog/KingsBishop/paolo-boi – [30/03/2018].
- Paolo Boi player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=93076 – [30/03/2018]
- Rock house chess community: Paolo Boi: http://www.rookhouse.com/paolo-boi/ – [30/03/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Paolo Boi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Boi – [30/03/2018].
Bibliography
- Averbakh, Yuri. (2012). A history of chess. From Chaturanga to the present day. Milford, USA: Russel enterprises Inc.
- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press.
