>Francois-Andre Danican Philidor (1726-1795) is widely regarded as the strongest chess player ever in history prior to the modern era. He was so much better than any of his contemporaries that it is impossible for us to know how good he really was. The edition of the book that is reprinted here was published in 1871 by C. Sanson. This shows that the original Philidor book was still the standard work on the subject one hundred years after it was first written.
Publisher: Ishi Press Author: Andre Danican Philidor Year of Publication: 2009(2nd)
Pages: 650 Notation Type: Descriptive (DN)
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Francois-Andre Danican Philidor (1726-1795) is widely regarded as the strongest chess player ever in history prior to the modern era. He was so much better than any of his contemporaries that it is impossible for us to know how good he really was. The edition of the book that is reprinted here was published in 1871 by C. Sanson. This shows that the original Philidor book was still the standard work on the subject one hundred years after it was first written. It includes 68 games by Philidor as compiled by George Walker in 1832. These 68 games are all converted into modern algebraic notation in the appendix to this book.
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ISBN
9784871878180
Pages
650 Pages
Publication Date
September 24, 2009
Notation Type
DN - Descriptive
Book Binding Type
Paperback
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This is a Modern Reprint of a Classic Book
Foreign Language
Written in French
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