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Da Vinci may have sketched chess puzzles for rare treatise
Renaissance figure Leonardo da Vinci may have illustrated chess puzzles in Luca Pacioli’s 1500s manuscript De Ludo Schaccorum found in the Coronini estate in Gorizia Italy. Milan architect Franco Rocco cites the pieces as futuristic and proportionally tied to each part, suggesting Leonardo aided drawings though proof remains unverified.
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Rome
Leonardo da Vinci
Italy
Luca Pacioli
Leonardo
Franco
Rocco
Coronini
Gorizia
Slovenia
Serenella Ferrari Benedetti
Ferrari Benedetti
Pacioli
Associated Press
Milan
Alessandro Vezzosi
Vinci
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Vezzosi
Florence
Coronini Cronberg Foundation
Gonzia