Identify or connect.
Answer: The connect is Luis Ramirez de Lucena (bottom right). He is the author of the oldest existing printed book on chess - Repetición de Amores e Arte de Axedrez or Repetition of Love and the Art of Playing Chess published in 1497 (a page from the book is shown on the left). The Lucena postion (top right) is a famous chess endgame position named after him. Matti, Kamal, Manix, Divya, Anand, and Rajeev got it right. Well done. Dinky is back at the helm from Monday. It's been fun. Thanks for playing.
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Luis Ramirez de Lucena who wrote the book Repetición de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez con ci Iuegos de Partido, published in Salamanca in 1497. The oldest existing printed book on chess. The Endgame is named after him, Lucena Position.
Luis Ramírez de Lucena.
wrote the oldest existing printed book on chess, Repetición de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez con ci Iuegos de Partido, published in Salamanca in 1497.The Lucena position is named after him
Lucena position
Salamanca, Lucena position, and the man himself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Ramirez_de_Lucena
The oldest existing printed book on chess written by Lucena and the Lucena position in R vs R+P endgames.
lucena
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