chess-playing automaton , circa 1914
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Re: chess-playing automaton , circa 1914
Thanks for posting this. Interesting.
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El Ajedrecista (The Chessplayer) by Torres Quevedo.
Hello:
This machine is listed in CPW:
El Ajedrecista
It is not very difficult to find some info about this machine: it looks like it was built in 1912 although it made its debut in 1914.
There is a nice thread at TalkChess:
http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41801
Regards from Spain.
Ajedrecista.
This machine is listed in CPW:
El Ajedrecista
It is not very difficult to find some info about this machine: it looks like it was built in 1912 although it made its debut in 1914.
There is a nice thread at TalkChess:
http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41801
Regards from Spain.
Ajedrecista.