Giulio Cesare Polerio
| Giulio Cesare Polerio | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kingdom of Naples | 
| Born | c. 1550 Lanciano, Abruzzo Citra, Kingdom of Naples | 
| Died | c. 1610 Rome, Papal States | 
Giulio Cesare Polerio (c. 1555, – c. 1610; reconstruction of places and dates by Adriano Chicco) was an Italian chess theoretician and player.
Name affixes used for him are l'Apruzzese, Giu[o]lio Cesare da Lanciano (Salvio/Walker), and Lancianese, because he was born in Lanciano, a town in the province of Chieti of the region Abruzzo of Italy. He died in Rome.