François-André Danican Philidor (7 September 1726 – 31 August 1795), often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer...
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André Danican Philidor may refer to: François-André Danican Philidor (1726–1795), chess master and composer André Danican Philidor the elder (c. 1647–1730)...
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The opening is named after the famous 18th-century player François-André Danican Philidor, who advocated it as an alternative to the common 2...Nc6....
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One of them (François-André Danican Philidor) was a chess master. Michel Danican Philidor the elder (1580–1651) Michel Danican Philidor the younger (c...
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This is a list of the complete operas of the French composer François-André Danican Philidor (1726–1795). One of the early masters of the opéra comique...
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Smothered mate (redirect from Philidor's Legacy)
and mating with the knight. The technique is named after François-André Danican Philidor; this is something of a misnomer, however, as it is earlier...
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It was analyzed by François-André Danican Philidor in 1777. Many rook and pawn versus rook endgames reach either the drawn Philidor position or the winning...
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18th-century French player François-André Danican Philidor was "supposed to be the best Chess-player in the world". Philidor wrote an extremely successful...
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dealing with the various winning combinations was written by François-André Danican Philidor of France, regarded as the best chess player in the world for...
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sessions at Versailles, demands increased for a match with François-André Danican Philidor, who was considered the best chess player of his time. Moving...
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