AS-SULI ABU BAKR MUHAMMAD B. YAHYA

Jugador árabe del siglo X, conocido tambien con el nombre de Al Suli. Es autor de diversas obras históricas, así como del tratado de dos volúmenes "Kitab as Satrangi" (Libro de ajedrez), del que solo se encontraron algunos fragmentos contenidos en varios códices. As-Suli fue preceptor del califa ar-Radi, que le distinguio con su amistad. A la muerte de ar-Radi su estrella empesó a declinar y tuvo que abandonar su país. La fama de As-Suli como el mejor jugador mundial perduró durante siglos en el mundo árabe.

10th-century Arab chess player, also known as Al-Suli. He is the author of various historical works, as well as the two-volume treatise "Kitab as-Satrangi" (Book of Chess), of which only a few fragments have been found in various codices. As-Suli was the tutor of the Caliph ar-Radi, who honored him with his friendship. Upon ar-Radi's death, his star began to wane, and he had to leave his country. As-Suli's fame as the world's greatest chess player endured for centuries in the Arab world.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_Muhammad_ibn_Yahya_al-Suli

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Y aquí está el monumento que erigieron en su memoria.

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10th-century Arab chess player, also known as Al-Suli. He is the author of various historical works, as well as the two-volume treatise "Kitab as-Satrangi" (Book of Chess), of which only a few fragments have been found in various codices. As-Suli was the tutor of the Caliph ar-Radi, who honored him with his friendship. Upon ar-Radi's death, his star began to wane, and he had to leave his country. As-Suli's fame as the world's greatest chess player endured for centuries in the Arab world.