del Rio, Ercole (c. 1718 – c. 1802)
Ercole del Rio. Public Domain
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| Alternative first name spellings: Domenico |
| Alias: The Devil who could never be beaten, Anonimo Modenese |
GENERAL INFO
| Description: Ercole del Rio was an Italian lawyer, chess player and chess writer. He wrote two books about chess: Sopra il giuoco degli scacchi osservazioni pratiche, published in 1750, and La guerra degli scacchi. He is considered to be the founder of the Italian School of Chess. | |
| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Lawyer. Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Guiglia, Italy / Modena, Italy. | Country Tags: Italy |
| Centuries: XVIII-XIX | Title: – |
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| Style: – | Chess Olympiads: – |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- “A beatiful study of Ercole del Rio”, by Indeedio Chess in Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4psx-nXALWQ – [27/03/2019].
- Ercole del Rio chess profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=92990 – [27/03/2019].
- “The Anonymous Modenese”, by Julio Becerra in chess,com: https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-anonymous-modenese – [27/03/2019].
- Thechesspedia.com: Ercole del Rio: http://www.thechesspedia.com/ercole-del-rio-domenico/ – [27/03/2019].
- Wikipedia.org: Ercole del Rio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ercole_del_Rio – [27/03/2019].
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