Ajeeb (automaton) (1868-1926)

Ajeeb (automaton) (1868-1926)

Ajeeb (1868-1926) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: Ajeeb the wonderfull   GENERAL INFO Description: Ajeeb was a chess automaton created by Charles Hooper first introduced by the Royal Polytechnic Institute in...
Mephisto (automaton) (1878-1889)

Mephisto (automaton) (1878-1889)

Mephisto (1878-1889) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –     GENERAL INFO Description: Mephisto was an automatic machine built by Charles Godfrey Gumpel that, unlike the automata known to date, Mephisto was...
Reshevsky, Samuel (1911-1992)

Reshevsky, Samuel (1911-1992)

Reshevsky, Samuel (1911-1992) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Herman. Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Samuel Reshevsky was a Polish chess player of Jewish origin, nationalized American, child prodigy and one of the...
Schlechter, Carl (1874-1918)

Schlechter, Carl (1874-1918)

Schlechter, Carl (1874-1918) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Carl Schlechter was one of the leading chess masters of the early twentieth century. He played in more than fifty...
Kamsky, Gata (1974)

Kamsky, Gata (1974)

Kamsky, Gata (1974) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Gataulla Rustemovich. Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Gata Kamsky is a Chess Grandmaster, born in Russia and nationalized American. He has been a candidate for...