Alessandro Salvio
Italian chess player
About Alessandro Salvio
Lived 1570 – 1640 (aged 69–70). Alessandro Salvio was an Italian chess player, non-fiction writer and chess theoretician.
Alessandro Salvio (c. 1575 – c. 1640) was a leading Italian chess player in the early 17th century. He started a chess academy in Naples, and wrote a book called Trattato dell'Inventione et Arte Liberale del Gioco Degli Scacchi, which was published in Naples in 1604. He also wrote Il Puttino published in 1634. According to JH Saratt's translation, Il Puttino was first published in 1604, and republished in 1634.
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Who was Alessandro Salvio?
Italian chess player
When was Alessandro Salvio born?
Alessandro Salvio was born in 1570 in Bagnoli Irpino.
When did Alessandro Salvio die?
Alessandro Salvio died in 1640 in Bagnoli Irpino.
What was Alessandro Salvio's occupation?
Alessandro Salvio was a chess player, non-fiction writer and chess theoretician.
What nationality was Alessandro Salvio?
Alessandro Salvio was Italian.
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