About Alfonso Ceron
Lived 1535 – 1600. Alfonso Ceron was a Spanish chess player, cleric and writer.
Alfonso Cerón (Xerone, Girón) (1535 in Granada – ? in Gerona?) was a Spanish chess master.
Born in Granada, he had become a Catholic priest. He was one of the strongest Spanish chess players in the 16th century. Ceron participated in the first international tournament with four players (two Spanish and two Italian) which was held, at the invitation of King Philip II of Spain, at the Royal Court of Spain in El Escorial, close to Madrid, in 1575. He took 4th place, behind Leonardo da Cutri, Paolo Boi, and Ruy López de Segura.
He was an author of a chess handbook De latrunculorum ludo o Del juego del Ajedrez («Bibliotheca Hispana Nova» Tomo I, Madrid 1783, p. 17. Prima edizione, Roma 1673 I, 13).
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Who was Alfonso Ceron?
Spanish chess player
When was Alfonso Ceron born?
Alfonso Ceron was born in 1535 in Granada.
When did Alfonso Ceron die?
Alfonso Ceron died in 1600 in Girona.
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Alfonso Ceron was a chess player, cleric and writer.
What nationality was Alfonso Ceron?
Alfonso Ceron was Spanish.
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