Giambattista Lolli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Giambattista Lolli

Italian chess player

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1698

Place of Birth: Nonantola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1769

Profession: chess composer, chess player

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Giambattista Lolli

  • Giambattista Lolli (1698 in Nonantola, Italy – 4 June 1769) was an Italian chess player.
  • Lolli was one of the most important chess theoreticians of his time.
  • He is most famous for his book Osservazioni teorico-pratiche sopra il giuoco degli scacchi (English: Theoretical-practical views on the game of chess), published 1763 in Bologna.
  • He was one of the Modenese Masters.
  • The checkmate pattern "Lolli's mate" involves infiltrating an opponents fianchetto position using both a pawn and queen, and is named after Giambattista Lolli.

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