It has been brought to my attention that the name of the author of this game is not correct. The full name is Gabriel Vicente Maura. From the examination of several sources, it appears that Gabriel is the first name and Vicente Maura is the family name. As it is usual in hispanic mode, Vicente is the father's name and Maura is the mother's name. Vicente also being an usual first name, a confusion has arisen.
In his Spanish book "Evolucion del ajedrez, 40 siglos" (Madrid, 1980), the prologue mentions "esta obra de Gabriel Vicente Maura", then simply "este libro de Vicente Maura", "el labor de Vicente Maura". In the acknowledgements, the author thanks his son, Carlos Gabriel Vicente Vega. He is also named his son as Carlos Vicente Vega at several instances in the book. On p212, the author mentions his niece, Marissel Velazquez Vicente.
From all this, it is certain that Vicente is not the second given name of the author, but his main last name, the one inherited from his father. The inventor of Modern Chess is Gabriel VICENTE MAURA, Mr. VICENTE.
It has been brought to my attention that the name of the author of this game is not correct. The full name is Gabriel Vicente Maura. From the examination of several sources, it appears that Gabriel is the first name and Vicente Maura is the family name. As it is usual in hispanic mode, Vicente is the father's name and Maura is the mother's name. Vicente also being an usual first name, a confusion has arisen.
In his Spanish book "Evolucion del ajedrez, 40 siglos" (Madrid, 1980), the prologue mentions "esta obra de Gabriel Vicente Maura", then simply "este libro de Vicente Maura", "el labor de Vicente Maura". In the acknowledgements, the author thanks his son, Carlos Gabriel Vicente Vega. He is also named his son as Carlos Vicente Vega at several instances in the book. On p212, the author mentions his niece, Marissel Velazquez Vicente.
From all this, it is certain that Vicente is not the second given name of the author, but his main last name, the one inherited from his father. The inventor of Modern Chess is Gabriel VICENTE MAURA, Mr. VICENTE.