Ercole del Rio

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Ercole del Rio, 1750 (?)
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Chess zver 26.png a8 kd b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 Chess zver 26.png
a7 b7 c7 qd d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 d6 pd e6 f6 g6 nl h6
a5 nl b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 pl h5
a4 b4 c4 bl d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 kl d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
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Draw.

1.Ne7! d5 2.Nec6 dxc4 3.Kc3 and 4.Kxc4 positional draw.

Domenico Ercole del Rio (c. 1718 - c. 1802) was an Italian lawyer and author. He published an 110-page chess book in 1750 which was the basis of a work by Giambattista Lolli thirteen years later. He composed many chess problems.

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