✅ #About_Philidor
▪️ François-André Danican Philidor
▪️ French Chess master and Composer
♦️ François-André Danican Philidor, often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime,
was a French composer and chess player. He contributed to the early development of the opera
comique.
🔸 Full name: François-André Danican Philidor
🔸 Country: France
🔸 Born: September 7, 1726
Dreux, France
🔸 Died: August 31, 1795 (aged 68)
London, England
♦️ 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.
♦️ A memorable game by Philidor👇🏼
💢 Andrew Smith vs François André Philidor
💢 London (1790), London ENG, rd 6
💢 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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▪️ François-André Danican Philidor
▪️ French Chess master and Composer
♦️ François-André Danican Philidor, often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime,
was a French composer and chess player. He contributed to the early development of the opera
comique.
🔸 Full name: François-André Danican Philidor
🔸 Country: France
🔸 Born: September 7, 1726
Dreux, France
🔸 Died: August 31, 1795 (aged 68)
London, England
♦️ 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.
♦️ A memorable game by Philidor👇🏼
💢 Andrew Smith vs François André Philidor
💢 London (1790), London ENG, rd 6
💢 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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At the London (Phillips & Drew) event, April 1982 - Viktor Korchnoi protests against the Soviet boycott that led to his exclusion from the event, and also calls for his son to be allowed to join him in the West.
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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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Samuel Reshevsky (born 26th November, 1911), pictured in play v. Béla Berger, at the FIDE Interzonal Tournament, Amsterdam, May 1964. The German master Klaus Darga looks on.
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Maxim Dugly, Miguel Najdorf and Sergei Dolmatov, following the games of the Kasparov - Karpov match in Seville, 1987.
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📘 8...Rb8!
An interesting idea by Meier to prepare his queenside bishop development.
9.Bg2 b5 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rd1 Bb7 12.Qe2 Nf6 13.c3 a6
An interesting idea by Meier to prepare his queenside bishop development.
9.Bg2 b5 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rd1 Bb7 12.Qe2 Nf6 13.c3 a6
📘 34...Rd2?
Number-four in Germany missed the opportunity to win.
(34...Rg6+ 35.Kh4 Rg2 36.Re3 f6!
A)37.e6?? Rg4+! 38.h×g4 Rh2#
B)37.e×f6 g×f6 38.Re8+ Kf7 39.Ra8 Ke6 -+)
35.f5 Rd3 36.Kf4 =
Number-four in Germany missed the opportunity to win.
(34...Rg6+ 35.Kh4 Rg2 36.Re3 f6!
A)37.e6?? Rg4+! 38.h×g4 Rh2#
B)37.e×f6 g×f6 38.Re8+ Kf7 39.Ra8 Ke6 -+)
35.f5 Rd3 36.Kf4 =