Ponziani, Domenico Lorenzo (1719 – 1796)

Ponziani, Domenico Lorenzo (1719 – 1796)

Ponziani, Domenico Lorenzo (1719 – 1796) Alternative last name spellings:   Alternative first name spellings:  Alias:    GENERAL INFO Description: Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani was an Italian priest, law proffesor, chess player and theoretician. He wrote «Il giuoco...
del Rio, Ercole (c. 1718 – c. 1802)

del Rio, Ercole (c. 1718 – c. 1802)

del Rio, Ercole (c. 1718 – c. 1802) Alternative last name spellings:   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...
Carrera, Pietro (1573-1647)

Carrera, Pietro (1573-1647)

Carrera, Pietro (1573-1647) Alternative last name spellings:   Alternative first name spellings: Alias: – «The game was found in Aulide before the Trojan War, we do not receive those reasons, which others adduce, that Palamede for the game woman wanted to...
Lewis, William (1787–1870)

Lewis, William (1787–1870)

Lewis, William (1787–1870) Alternative last name spellings:   Alternative first name spellings:  Alias: –       GENERAL INFO Description: Williams Lewis was a profesional chess player, considered the first to be described as a Grandmaster. He’s known...
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid (1912-1974)

Nezhmetdinov, Rashid (1912-1974)

Nezhmetdinov, Rashid (1912-1974) Alternative last name spellings: Gibiatovich Alternative first name spellings:  Alias: –   «Nobody sees combinations like Rashid Nezhmetdinov.» Mikhail Botvinnik   GENERAL INFO Description: Rashid Nezhmetdinov had a natural...