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Jnpope: Can anyone dig up any information about an Ajeeb appearing at the Great Industrial Fair and Agricultural Exposition in Toronto, Canada, from September 10th to 22nd, 1888? Jnpope: Back to working on, so far the automatons covered in this work are:Īnd I'm working on adding "Mazam" to the ranks.Īre there any additional noteworthy automatons that should be considered for inclusion? He hasn't posted there in a number of years, and I'd still like to get some of his interzonal pgn downloads (which now have broken links).
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Z truth 000000001: Give us an update if you think on it. I'll see if she responds to that before I start posting in her non-chess related forum topics. (I'm not sure how often she goes back to her articles - I recommend the most recent post for your initial query) Scroll to bottom for links under the Activity section. I guess you are talking about posting a comment to one of her articles? Jnpope: Ok, I'm in over there, but I don't see a batgirl forum. (Scroll to bottom for links to posts, etc) She no longer posts articles, but does have her forum open, and responds to comments: Z truth 000000001: is still active as over on. So both dates would be wrong, but as neither date relates to the Hooper original, built in 1868, it really doesn't matter now does it? :-P When the Manhattan Eden Musee closed Ajeeb was removed by the owner. The fire destroyed all the original wax works and I think someone just assumed Ajeeb was destroyed in that fire, however Ajeeb wasn't part of the lots auctioned off in 1915 as it was privately owned. I suspect the version that is dated as "dying" in 1936 is based upon the last date mentioned in John Kobler's article published in the, v19 n4, 20 November 1943, pp30-38, however, that version was still being exhibited as late as February 1941 (that's the last report I have found).Īctually the fire occurred in 1928 and was mentioned in the, Extra Edition, 1928.03.10, p1, and the, 1928.03.13, Section 3, p8. I've documented eight distinct versions (actually seven built under the name Ajeeb with another automaton being renamed to Ajeeb). It really depends upon which make/model of Ajeeb you are talking about.
REFINE SEARCH: White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Ajeeb wins | Ajeeb loses The third famous automaton that followed subsequently was Mephisto (Automaton). A version of Ajeeb continued to tour until 1949. Joseph Daniels, Eric M Cobb, and Constant Ferdinand Burille. Some of the players associated with the Ajeeb name were Albert Hodges, Charles Moehle, There were also several unauthorized copies, which makes Ajeeb's history hard to trace. Like its predecessor The Turk (Automaton), it was billed as a technological marvel capable of playing chess through purely mechanical means, but in fact concealed a chess master behind its faux gears.Īfter a very successful run in London Hooper took Ajeeb to France, Belgium, Germany and then in 1885 Hooper made another Ajeeb to display in New York. (born 1868, died 1949, 81 years old) United KingdomĪjeeb, the second chess automaton to become famous, was built in England by Bristol cabinet-maker Charles Alfred Hooper (1826-1914).
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