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Juan Manuel Bellón López
(Chess player)
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Birthdate: May 8, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Valencia, Spain
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Ruy López de Segura
(One of Spain's Best Ever Chess Players)
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Birthdate: 1530 AD
Birthplace: Segura, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Died: 1580 AD
Ruy López de Segura was a Spanish Catholic priest, author, and chess player. He is credited with authoring one of Europe's first books about modern chess. The best chess player in Spain for about two decades, Ruy López de Segura made immense contributions to chess opening theory.
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Alexei Shirov
(Chess player)
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Birthdate: July 4, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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David Antón Guijarro
(Chess player)
8
2
Birthdate: June 23, 1995
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Murcia, Spain
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Francisco Vallejo Pons
(Chess player)
2
0
Birthdate: August 21, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Es Castell, Spain
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Arturo Pomar
(Chess player)
5
1
Birthdate: September 1, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Palma, Spain
Died: May 26, 2016
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Luis Ramírez de Lucena
(Chess player, Writer)
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Birthdate: 1475 AD
Birthplace: Lucena, Spain
Died: 1530 AD
