@DrHack very interesting, I never heard of this.. thanks
@Toscani Batgirl's historical blog and articles on
chess.com are brilliant and well-researched. You may find some of your answers if you go through the archives.
www.chess.com/members/view/batgirl A New Treatise on the Game of Chess
archive.org/stream/artofchessplayne00walk#page/2/mode/2upI'm presently reading this one from the year 1846.
13) The chess databases starts with what year ?
De Castellvi , F. - Vinoles, N. 1-0 Valencia 1475
First game of MegaDatabase
Black never got the advantage.
Checkmate became unavoidable after the blunder on move 19. Looks like Black did not see the mate in two.
