#about_Philidor

✳️ André Danican Philidor
French chess master

🔰 François-André Danican Philidor often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was one of those rare artists known widely for two professional pursuits: musical composition and chess. In the latter endeavor, he was regarded as the unofficial world champion for most of the 50 years he was active in the game.

In 1744 Philidor played two chess games blindfolded simultaneously in public in Paris, a feat never before known to have been accomplished. In 1749 his "Analysis of Chess" was published in London, the first chess book to explain the openings, the middlegame, and the general strategy of chess. The book claimed that Les pions sont l'ame du jeu, a phrase that became widely known as 'the pawns are the soul of chess', a maxim known to chessplayers ever since. His name is associated with the endgame commonly called the Philidor position, which is among the most important fundamental endgame positions. Philidor's name is also associated with a fundamental chess tactic commonly known as Philidor's Legacy, a smothered mating pattern involving a queen and knight. However this is only a traditional name, as the tactic first appeared in print by a book by Luis Ramirez de Lucena. Philidor passed away in London, England in 1795.

♦️ A memorable and very interest game by Philidor👇🏼
▪️ François André Philidor vs John M Bruehl
▪️ London (1789), London, England, Jan-26

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▪️ François André Philidor - John M Bruehl
▪️ London (1789)
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We know François-André Danican Philidor (born September 7, 1726) as a great chess master, but he was also a serious composer and contributed to the early development of the opera comique (with spoken sections). His bust is placed on the facade of the Opera Garnier in Paris.

-Ernst Holm, 1916
White to move and win! 🤔

⚫️#284 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
🔸Brunello,M (2338)
🔸Zimina,O (2386)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

22...Bf6 [22...e5! Although this move leaves Black with a weak pawn on the d5, he seizes the initiative due to his active pieces and bishop pair. 23.Nxe5 Nxe5 24.dxe5 Bxe5 25.Nf3 Bf6 26.Bb3 Kg7 27.Rfe1 (27.Bxd5 Bg4 28.Rfe1 Rh8 29.Qe4 Bf5 30.Qe2 Rh5 31.g3 Rbh8µ) 27...Rh8 28.Bxd5 Bg4 29.Qe4 Bf5 30.Qe2 Rbd8µ 31.Rad1 Qf4 32.Qe3 Qg4 33.Bb3 Qh5 34.Kf1 Qh1+ 35.Ke2 Qxg2 36.Rxd8 Rxd8 37.Rg1 Qh3 38.Nd4 Qh5+ 39.Qf3 Bd3+ 40.Ke1 Qxf3 41.Nxf3 b4 42.axb4 axb4 43.Nd4 Bxd4 44.cxd4 Rxd4µ; 22...Bf6 23.Nf3 Kg7 24.g4 Re8 25.Rfe1 b4 26.axb4 axb4 27.g5 Be7 28.b3 e5 29.bxc4 e4 30.cxd5 exd3 31.Bxd3 bxc3 32.Qe5+ Qxe5 33.dxe5 Rb2 34.d6 Bd8 35.Rac1 Bg4 36.Nh2 Be6 37.Re2 Bf5 38.Rxc3 Rxe2 39.Bxe2 Rxe5 40.Bd3 Rd5 41.Bxf5 gxf5 42.Nf3 Rxd6=]

23.Nf3 [23.Qg4? Nxb2 24.Nxb2 Qxc3 25.Rac1 Qxd4 (25...Qxb2?? 26.Bxg6 fxg6 27.Rxc8 Rbxc8 28.Qxe6+ Kg7 29.Qd7+ Kh6 30.Qh3+ Kxg5 31.f4#) 26.Qxd4 Bxd4 27.Nd3 Bf6³]

23...Kg7 24.Nfe5? [24.g3!=]

24...Rh8 25.Rfe1 Bd7 26.Nf4 Rh6-/+

0–1

⚪️#284 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Malakhatko,V (2545)
🔸Saiyn,Z (2378)
🔸Pavlodar Open 2018

43.a5! [43.Rc5 Rxa4 44.Kf1 Kf6 45.Ke1 Ke6 46.Rxc6+ Kd5 47.Rxh6 Ra1+ 48.Kd2 Ra2+ 49.Kc3 Rxf2„; 43.Kg2 Rxa4 44.Kf3 Ra3 45.Rc5 c3 46.Rxc6 a5 47.Ke4 Rb3 48.h4 a4 49.Kd3 a3 50.Ra6 c2+ 51.Kxc2 Rb2+ 52.Kd3 Rxf2 53.Rxa3=]

43...c3 44.Rc5 c2 45.Rxc2 Rxa5 46.Rxc6 Ra1+ 47.Kg2 a5 48.g4! a4 49.Ra6 a3 50.h4 a2 51.h5 Kg8 52.Kf3 Kg7 53.Kf4 Kg8 54.Kf5 Kg7 55.Ra7 Kg8 56.Kf6 Rg1 57.Ra8+ Kh7 58.Rxa2 Rxg4 59.Kxf7+– Rg5 60.Kf6 Rxh5 61.Ra7+ Kg8 62.Kg6 Rg5+ 63.Kxh6 Rg2 64.f4 Kf8 65.Kh5 Rg3 66.e4 Rg7 67.Rxg7 Kxg7

1–0

🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas 2018
🔸Round 9
⚪️Nakamura,Hikaru (2763)
⚫️Eljanov,Pavel (2703)
🔸1-0

25.Nxf6+! [Destroying the opponent's pawn structure, exchanging queens, and then penetrating with rook into the Black's camp.]

25...Qxf6 26.Qxf6 gxf6 27.Rc6! [White does not waste time grabbing the h6–pawn.]

[27.Bxh6? Rd8! 28.Rc6 Bc5 29.Kg2 Rd3=]

27...Bc5 28.b4! Nd8™ 29.Rc7?! [a carelessness that allows Black to consolidate. White could have obtained a huge advantage with:]

[29.Rc8! Be7 30.Bxh6 Re8 31.Nd4 Kh7 32.b5! axb5 33.Be3 Rg8 34.Nxb5+– △B×b6]

29...Bd6 30.Rd7 Bb8 31.Bxh6 Re8+/=

⚪️#285 (Strategy-ًWhite to Move)
🔸Andolfatto,Maria (2065)
🔸Raccanello,Marianna (2030)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 285
public poll

A) Qe3 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
future, Nikhil, @BehroudR, @Emergenciiii, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @ZhenruiGu, Florentino, Arianna

B) h4 – 2
👍👍 18%
Max, Sid

C) Qc1 – 1
👍 9%
@mahyarebrahimi1983

👥 11 people voted so far.

⚫️#285 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Gajic,S (2069)
🔸Pastar,S (2326)
🔸32nd Belgrade 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 285
public poll

B) Qb5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 77%
M, future, Max, Nikhil, @BehroudR, @Steve1234567890qwerty, M, George, @ZhenruiGu, @Kingbosskasyap

A) B×a3 – 3
👍👍 23%
@Hoseini62960, Amirreza, Arianna

C) Bb5
▫️ 0%

👥 13 people voted so far.

Three world champions - Vasily Smyslov, Anatoly Karpov and Mikhail Botvinnik. Late 1980s?

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"You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one."

🔸 Mikhail Tal

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Moscow, 2nd October 1940. The Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
Andor Lilienthal (right) faces Igor Bondarevsky in a decisive game from the final round of the 12th USSR Championship, as Paul Keres looks on.

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