chess-playing automaton , circa 1914

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chess-playing automaton , circa 1914

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Re: chess-playing automaton , circa 1914

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Thanks for posting this. Interesting.
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El Ajedrecista (The Chessplayer) by Torres Quevedo.

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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.