Giulio Cesare Polerio

Giulio Cesare Polerio, (* 1548 in Lanciano, † 1612 in Rome ) was an Italian chess master.

The name Polerio stands for the "Golden Age " of the Italian chess. Along with Giovanni Leonardo da Cutri and the Sicilian Paolo Boi he introduced the game of chess in Italy flourished. Through the sustainable operation of these masters, the center of the chess events of that time clearly shifted from Spain to Italy.

Polerio was not only a strong chess player, but also an excellent and highly respected theorist. In 1560 he wrote an excellent treatise on the Two Knights in Nachzuge with many analyzes. The Rome played by him in 1600 to Domenico game has been preserved and is still of theoretical interest:

Polerio went along with Leonardo da Cutri, and Paolo Boi in 1575 to Madrid to compete so to speak, in the lion's den at the court of King Philip II of Spain against the best players, Ruy López and Alfons Seran, the first international tournament in chess history. While the two Italian masters played to Polerio limited to the role of consultant and trainer. His enormous theoretical knowledge was instrumental in that Leonardo was able to win the fight against López 3-2. Philip II, who was watching at all the games, gave him 1000 crowns.

After his return to Rome Polerio was the best player in Italy. His records found on the borders of the country recognition and attention.

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