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Philidor (Filidor) or
Danican Philidor was a
family of
musicians that
served as
court musicians to the
French kings. The
original name of the
family was...
- François-André
Danican Philidor (7
September 1726 – 31
August 1795),
often referred to as André
Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a
French composer...
- The
Philidor Defence (or
Philidor's Defence) is a
chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 The
opening is
named after the
famous 18th-century...
- The
Philidor position (or
Philidor's position) is a
chess endgame involving a
drawing technique for the
defending side in the rook and pawn
versus rook...
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pieces in a way that
makes a
smothered mate possible.
Philidor's mate, also
known as
Philidor's legacy, is a
checkmating pattern that ends in smothered...
- André
Danican Philidor may
refer to: François-André
Danican Philidor (1726–1795),
chess master and
composer André
Danican Philidor the
elder (c. 1647–1730)...
- The
Philidor position is an
endgame position in
chess where one side with only a rook
defends against an
opponent with a rook and a pawn.
Philidor position...
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French player François-André
Danican Philidor was "supposed to be the best Chess-player in the world".
Philidor wrote an
extremely successful chess book...
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Phylidor (17??– 7
March 1829), also
spelled "Phylidoor" or "
Philidor", also
known as "Paul Filidort" and
probably the same as Paul de Philipsthal, was...
- List of
Subscribers to
Philidor's second edition it
stands as in Twiss, but the
spelling was, probably, in both
cases Philidor's own.
Along with other...
