Al-Suli (880-946)

Al-Suli (880-946)

Al-Suli (880-946) Alternative last name spellings:  Alternative first name spellings: Abu Bakr bin Yahya. Alias: –     GENERAL INFO Description: Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli was an erudite, poet and writer. He was a legendary shatranj player (an ancestor of...
Boi, Paolo (1528-1598)

Boi, Paolo (1528-1598)

Boi, Paolo (1528-1598) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –   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...
Di Bona, Giovanni Leonardo (1542–1597)

Di Bona, Giovanni Leonardo (1542–1597)

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...
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...