Efim Bogoljubov (1889-1952)

Efim Bogoljubov (1889-1952)

Efim Bogoljubov (1889-1952) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Dmitriyevich. Alias: –   When I play with white, I win because I have the initiative. When I do it with blacks, I win because I am Bogoliúbov GENERAL INFO...
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...
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...
Gunsberg, Isidor (1854-1930)

Gunsberg, Isidor (1854-1930)

Gunsberg, Isidor (1854-1930) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Arthur. Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Isidor Gunsberg was a Hungarian chess player, nationalized British, known for narrowly losing the match of the...