Mark Ordinario

BSME 2A
1. Search some information or brief description of their contribution about the persons
involved in the development of chess all over the world. Attach an image as well.

Wilhelm Steinitz
William Steinitz was an Austrian and, later, American chess player. From 1886 to 1894,
he was the first official World Chess Champion. He was also a highly influential writer
and chess theoretician.

Jose Raul Capablanca

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess
champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he is widely renowned for his
exceptional endgame skill and speed of play. Capablanca was born in 1888 in Havana.
 robert fischer
Robert James Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World
Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships
at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in the
history of the tournament.

mikhail moiseyevich botvinnik

Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster. The sixth
World Chess Champion, he also worked as an electrical engineer and computer
scientist and was a pioneer in computer chess. Botvinnik was the first world-class player
to develop within the Soviet Union.
 Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess
Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. His peak rating of 2851, achieved
in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013.

Vera Menchi
Vera Francevna Mencikova, was a Russian-born Czechoslovak chess player who
primarily resided in England. She was the first Women's World Chess Champion from
1927 to 1944 and the longest-reigning women's champion in history.

Howard Stauton
 Howard Staunton was an English chess master who is generally regarded as the
world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over
Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant.

harold james murray

Harold James Ruthven Murray was a British educationalist, inspector of schools, and
prominent chess historian. His book, A History of Chess, is widely regarded as the most
authoritative and comprehensive history of the game.

Florencio Campomanes
Florencio Campomanes was a Filipino political scientist, chess player, and chess
organizer. Campomanes was a National Master strength player during his peak years,
and was Philippine national champion on two occasions (1956, 1960). He represented
his country at five Chess Olympiads: Moscow 1956, Munich 1958, Leipzig 1960, Varna
1962, and Havana 1966. He met some distinguished opposition as a result, losing
games against Pal Benko and Ludek Pachman at Moscow 1956, Oscar Panno at
Munich 1958, Mikhail Tal and Miguel Najdorf at Leipzig 1960, and Lev Polugaevsky at
Havana 1966.
 Eugene Torre
Eugenio "Eugene" Torre is a Filipino chess player. In 1974, at 22 years old, he became
not just the first Filipino but also the first Asian to qualify for the title Grandmaster. Torre
did this by winning the silver medal in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice, France.