Alessandro Salvio (c. 1575 – c. 1640) was a leading Italian

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player in the early 17th century. He started a chess academy in

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, and wrote a book called ''Trattato dell'Inventione et Arte Liberale del Gioco Degli Scacchi'', which was published in Naples in 1604. He also wrote '' Il Puttino'' published in 1634. According to JH Saratt's translation, Il Puttino was first published in 1604, and republished in 1634.

Salvio Gambit

The Salvio Gambit is a

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in the King's Gambit Accepted. It is as follows; 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5 Qh4+ 6.Kf1.

Salvio Gambit

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