Di Bona, Giovanni Leonardo (1542–1597)
Alternative last name spellings: Da Cutri. |
Alternative first name spellings: Leonardo Giovanni. |
Alias: Il Putino. |
GENERAL INFO
Description: Giovanni Leonardo di Bona was an Italian chess player considered the second unofficial world champion in history. After finishing his studies in law, he decided improve his technique in chess and in 1575 he became the strongest chess master of the time. |
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Sex: Male. | Occupation: Chess player. |
Place of Birth / Death: Cutro, Calabria, Italy / ¿? | Country Tags: Italy. |
Centuries: XVII. | Title: Unofficial World Champion. |
World Champion: – | School: – |
Styles: – | Chess Olympiads: – |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- Ajedrez de Ataque: Giovanni Leonardo da Cutri: http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/04%20Articulos/00%20Otros%20articulos/Errantes/Leonardo.htm – [27/03/2018].
- Giovanni Leonardo di Bona at memim.com: https://memim.com/giovanni-leonardo-di-bona.html – [27/03/2018]
- Giovanni Leonardo di Bona at timeline index: http://timelineindex.com/content/view/3964 – [27/03/2018].
- Club Aranjuez de ajedrez: Biografía de Giovanni Leonardo da Cutri: http://www.ajedrezaranjuez.com/leonardo-da-cutri.htm – [27/03/2018]
- Giovanni Leonardo di Bona in chess.com: https://www.chess.com/blog/KingsBishop/giovanni-leonardo-di-bona-da-cutri – [27/03/2018].
- Giovanni Leonardo di Bona player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=77044 – [27/03/2018]
- Rock house chess community: Leonardo da Cutri: http://www.rookhouse.com/leonardo-di-cutri/ – [27/03/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Giovanni Leonardo di Bona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Leonardo_Di_Bona – [27/03/2018].
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.