Chess in 16th century.

Hello, in this post I will tell you about chess in 16th century.

The best chess players with 16th century

Chess players with Italy and Spain were the best chess player.

Ruy Lopez was a Spanish chess player and bishop. From his name was named Ruy Lopez Opening.

Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona was an Italian chess master. Di Bona won the first known international master tournament in the history of chess.

Paolo Boi was an Italian chess player. He beat Pope Paul III in a chess match.

Giulio Cesare Polerio was an Italian chess theoretician and player. 

What would a fide ranking look like in 16th century?

Data is taken from the chess.com database.

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