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โšซ๏ธ#373 (Strategy-Black to Move)
๐Ÿ”ธNimzowitsch,A
๐Ÿ”ธCapablanca,J
๐Ÿ”ธNew York (round 15), 1927
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 373

B: Nc4 โ€“ 6
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 55%

A: a6 โ€“ 3
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 27%

C: Nc6 โ€“ 2
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 18%

๐Ÿ‘ฅ 11 people voted so far.
โšช๏ธ#374 (Strategy-White to Move)
๐Ÿ”ธKramnik,V
๐Ÿ”ธLeko,P
๐Ÿ”ธWorld Championship (Game 14), Brissago, 2004
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 374

C: Ke3 โ€“ 6
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 43%

A: Ne1 โ€“ 4
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 29%

B: b4 โ€“ 4
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ 29%

๐Ÿ‘ฅ 14 people voted so far.
โœ… #Philidor_Quotes_001

โ–ช๏ธ Franรงois-Andrรฉ Danican Philidor
โ–ช๏ธ French Chess master and Composer

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โœ… #About_Philidor

โ–ช๏ธ Franรงois-Andrรฉ Danican Philidor
โ–ช๏ธ French Chess master and Composer

โ™ฆ๏ธ Franรงois-Andrรฉ Danican Philidor, often referred to as Andrรฉ Danican Philidor during his lifetime,
was a French composer and chess player. He contributed to the early development of the opera
comique.

๐Ÿ”ธ Full name: Franรงois-Andrรฉ Danican Philidor
๐Ÿ”ธ Country: France
๐Ÿ”ธ Born: September 7, 1726
Dreux, France
๐Ÿ”ธ Died: August 31, 1795 (aged 68)
London, England


โ™ฆ๏ธ Philidor was born on September 7th, 1726, in Dreux France. He was both a chess and musical prodigy--his first musical composition was played before King Louis XV when he was only 11 years old. He was taught chess by Kermur Sire De Legal, who initially gave him rook odds, until the young Philidor became too strong for his teacher.

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.

โ™ฆ๏ธ A memorable game by Philidor๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
๐Ÿ’ข Andrew Smith vs Franรงois Andrรฉ Philidor
๐Ÿ’ข London (1790), London ENG, rd 6
๐Ÿ’ข Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24)

โ™ฆ๏ธ Review and download PGN file๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

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@Andrew Smith-Philidor 1790.pgn
627 B
โ‡๏ธ Andrew Smith - Franรงois Andrรฉ Philidor, London 1790
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๐Ÿ”น Who is that on the top left stamp?
โ™ฆ๏ธ Answer the question๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

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โ™ฆ๏ธ A wrong picture of Levon Aronian!!!
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Lajos Portisch (1937- ) holds the record for most wins in the Chess Olympiads - 121. He played in 20 Chess Olympiads from 1956 to 2000.

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Jon Speelman vs Anatoly Karpov, Paris FRA, Nov 1991.

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Samuel Reshevsky (born 26th November, 1911), pictured in play v. Bรฉla Berger, at the FIDE Interzonal Tournament, Amsterdam, May 1964. The German master Klaus Darga looks on.

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