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...
Caruana, Fabiano (1992)

Caruana, Fabiano (1992)

Caruana, Fabiano (1992-) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Luigi Alias: –     GENERAL INFO Description: Fabiano Luigi Caruana is an Italian-American chess player. He became a Grandmaster at the age of 14, being the...
Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643)

Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643)

Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643)   Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Claudio Giovanni Antonio Alias: –   «The end of all good music is to affect the soul.»   GENERAL INFO Description: Monteverdi was an Italian composer who...