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	Bill Wall's Chess Master Profiles - Philidor
		Francois-Andre Danican Philidor was born on September 7, 1726 in Dreux, France.
		Philidor challanged Stamma to a 10-game match and he stipulated that Stamma was to have White in all games and that draws were counted victories for Stamma.
		Philidor's chess books was the first chess book that organized the openings, that explained the middlegame, the overall strategy of chess, and the importance of pawn formation.
	www.geocities.com /siliconvalley/lab/7378/philidor.htm (1621 words)

	jaced.com
		Although Philidor was the greatest chess player of his time, he professed to be just a musical composer (of which he was great in his day), because chess was not fully understood by the masses.
		At 18, Philidor had become the strongest chess player in the world, with no one to tutor him anymore.
		Philidor insisted that Stamma play White in all of the games, and that any draw would count as a win for Stamma.
	dev.jaced.com:8080 /htm/c/cbios/cbios_philidor.htm (628 words)

	Rook and pawn versus rook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Philidor's defense can also be used with the fl rook on the fourth rank, if White's king and pawn have not reached that rank.
		But the defender can hold the draw with an accurately-conducted "active defense" from behind the pawn while it is still on the fifth rank, with the king moving to the short side.
		Here, the defender should avoid the active defense (attacking the pawn from behind while it is on the fifth with the rook) fails, because his king will be forced to the long side.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rook_and_pawn_versus_rook (1874 words)

	Philidor position Information
		Philidor's position usually refers to an important chess endgame which illustrates a drawing technique when the defender has a king and rook versus a king, rook, and pawn.
		It is also known as the third rank defense, because of the importance of the rook on the third rank cutting off the opposing king.
		To sum up the defense: the defender should keep his king in front of the opposing pawn and keep his rook on the third rank until the pawn advances to that rank, then go to the far end of the board (the seventh or eighth rank) and check the king from behind.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Philidor_position (781 words)

	Philidor, The Game is Afoot - Biography
		Philidor became quite famous with his chess abilities at this time.
		Philidor was at the top of the world at this point.
		At 22, Philidor wrote L'analyze des Eschecs (Analysis of Chess).
	www.starfireproject.com /chess/philidor.html (636 words)

	Philidor Defense
		The Philidor Denfence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 combines a number of advantages.
		He writes: "This old defence, which was already played by Philidor, is characterized by active pawn-play.
		Philidor thought that pawns should not hinder the development of the pieces but should themselves become active.
	www.chessexpressstore.com /phildef.html (138 words)

	Philidor Defence (CD) - Chess House
		He writes: This old defense, which was already played by Philidor, is characterized by active pawn-play.
		Philidor thought that pawns should not hinder the development of the pieces but should themselves become active.
		Famous is his saying: 'Pawns are the soul of Chess', with which he wanted to express the idea that the pawn carries the positional ideas in chess, an idea that is supported by today's views.
	www.chesshouse.com /ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=A132 (245 words)

	Chess Openings
		This hypermodern defense was successfully played by Alekhine against A. Steiner in 1921 at Budapest but this defense was well known for more than a 100 years before that.
		This defense blocks the c pawn and often trades a bishop for a knight but allows Black to develop quickly which may bring him attacking chances against inferior play.
		This defense was analyzed in the 15th century by Italian Lucena, but was named after Parisian players who adopted it in an 1834 correspondence game against London.
	cknelsen.sasktelwebsite.net /chess/chess_open.html (6420 words)

	André Danican Philidor - Bedeutung, Definition, Erklärung
		'Philidor' ist eine spätere ungeklärte Ergänzung seines Namens.
		Philidors ältester Bruder Anne Philidor (1681-1728) ist als Begründer des Concert spirituel in die Musikgeschichte eingegangen, einer periodischen Veranstaltung öffentllicher Konzerte, von 1725 bis 1791.
		In Berlin spielte Philidor, damals eine kaum glaubliche Sensation, an drei Brettern gleichzeitig Blindschach.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/de/txt/a/an/andra__danican_philidor.php (927 words)

	Philidor, Francois Andre Danican :: World Champions : Gourt
		Jean Danican Philidor (ca.1620-1679), AndrÃ© Danican Philidor's grandfather, was a musician at the Grande Ãcurie (literally, the Great Stable; figuratively, the Military Band) in Paris.
		Philidor was a later addition to the family name.
		Jean Danican Philidor was given ''the name of Philidor by Louis XIII because his oboe playing reminded the king of an Italian virtuoso oboist named Filidori.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgames.gourt.com%2FBoard-Games%2FAbstract%2FBattle-Games%2FChess%2FPeople%2FWorld-Champions%2FPhilidor%2C-Francois-Andre-Danican.html (239 words)

	Opening Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Defenses beginning with 1...c6 and 1...e6, often followed by the center thrust 2...d5, are also popular.
		The Modern Benoni Defense is a risky attempt by Black to to unbalance the position and gain active piece play at the cost of allowing White a pawn wedge at d5 and a central majority.
		The Queen's Knight Defense is an uncommon opening that often transposes to the Nimzowitsch Defense after 1.d4 Nc6 2.e4 or the Chigorin Defense after 2.c4 d5, although it can lead to unique lines, for example after 1.d4 Nc6 2.d5 or 2.c4 e5.
	www.opening-area.com (7188 words)

	GameKnot: play online chess
		My scepticism stems from the fact that few people seem to play the Philidor and there doesn't seem to be much written about it.
		I'm playing Philidor sometimes and i can say that is good opening especially against combinators and strong players at all.
		But if you are going to play philidor you must be good positional player with good defensive skills.
	www.gameknot.com /fmsg/chess/1878.shtml (876 words)

	www.chesscircle.net - Philidor defense
		Philidor is bad, merely that you better learn how to willfully play it right!).
		However, the Philidor don't fundamentally score quiet so well on the whole: Black wins 29%, draws 30%, and especially loses 41% of the time.
		When you singly played the Hanmham Philidor, as far as strategy is concerned, were you most jokingly concerned about not causing any weaknewsses for the edngame?.
	www.chesscircle.net /forums/25771-philidor-defense.html (2625 words)

	Amazon.ca: Winning With the Philidor: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I played the philidor defense in tournament conditions over a period of about two years at the 1700-1800 USCF level.
		The philidor may appeal to both stodgy, positional wood-pushers, and very agressive players as well.
		You may be in a for a shock, as in many variations of the Philidor, fl comes out looking better than he does against a Ruy Lopez.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/080502428X (458 words)

	Support - ChessBase
		Among these chapters are entries on pawn play, ideas for both White and Black, the importance of the f7-square, ten chapters on specific Philidor variations, and a chapter on gambits in the Philidor.
		This was of particular interest to me, speaking as a guy who can be prevented from sacrificing a pawn only if all eight are epoxied to the board at the game's start.
		The emphasis in these texts is very strongly on ideas, not rote memorization of variations, so the Philidor is ideal for players who don't have the time or desire to memorize great heaping gobs of variations.
	www.chessbase.com /support/support.asp?pid=196 (1428 words)

	Philidor Defense - Wholesale Chess
		The Philidor Denfence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 combines a number of advantages.
		The author, Alexander Bangiev, does not hide his liking for the fl side but still never fails to indicate and analyse plans, ideas and promising lines for White.
		He writes: "This old defence, which was already played by Philidor, is characterized by active pawn-play.
	www.wholesalechess.com /chess/Philidor+Defense?ac=discount (234 words)

	Chess openings: Philidor Defense (C41) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Interesting perspective on the Philidor Defense which is extremely common on FICS.
		The Philidor is a dynamic and underrated answer to White’s most popular opening move, 1 e4.
		Using his own experience and other top-class Philidor games, Bauer identifies both the critical main lines and the tricky sidelines.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessopening?eco=C41 (1554 words)

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		André Philidor (1726-95) was the greatest player of the 18th century, and the author of perhaps the most influential chess book ever written.
		As a young man Steinitz was famous for his attacking play, but as he grew older he became a renownded defensive player.
		The problem with taking with the Queen was that the Bishop's defense of f8 was cut off.
	www.chesskids.com /level3/cl9l3.htm (1605 words)

	Chess Openings - Chess opening moves for the Beginner - Chess Open Games
		The most popular second move for White is 2.Nf3 attacking Black's king pawn and preparing to advance the queen pawn to d4.
		Of the defenses in this section, only the Damiano Defense is truly bad, although the Elephant Gambit and the Latvian Gambit are very risky for Black.
		The Philidor Defense is not popular in modern chess because it allows White an easy space advantage while Black remains solid but cramped and passive.
	www.chess-openings.info /Chess-Open-Games.html (520 words)

	The Urusov Gambit - Line E - 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 d6
		This line was generally dismissed by past analysts due to their mistaken assessment of the line beginning 5.Ng5 as advantageous for White.
		That line is clearly equal, however, so White's best chance for an advantage therefore must lie in 5.O-O! with transposition to Philidor Defense lines where White can only maintain the advantage with active play.
		Lines generally transpose to the Antoshin Variation of Philidor's Defense.
	www.rci.rutgers.edu /~goeller/urusov/gambit/E.html (1084 words)

	Chess (Philidor Defense): Badger vs. Robyn Hode - GoldToken
		Chess (Philidor Defense): Badger vs. Robyn Hode - GoldToken
		You may look at the rules if you have any questions about how to play.
		This game is part of the Chess (Philidor Defense) Ladder.
	www.goldentoken.com /games/play?g=3053608 (122 words)

	Four Chess CDs
		Alexander Bangiev’s THE PHILIDOR DEFENSE covers just about every conceivable move order in this venerable defense and boldly defends its playability.
		By comparison, Curt Hansen’s SCANDINAVIAN DEFENSE has 62 chapters, in part because Scandinavian theory diverges into so many subsystems and different attempts by White to gain the advantage.
		The fundamental breakdown after 1.e4 d5 is between 2...Qxd5 and 2...Nf6, the former move having received the most attention from strong players over the last 15 years or so.
	www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_jw/jw_four_chess_cds.html (1246 words)

	ChessNinja.com & TWIC Message Boards: Some questions on Philidor's defense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Classical Nimzowich style would be to first hem the e4 pawn, then block it and finally destroy it (by f5 or d5) and get an equal or better endgame.
		Anyway the philidor with exd4 is very playable albeit a little passive.
		The 'old' philidor setup withing the Lion is probely just the best way to continue when I am not really sure what white's best is, on ICC IM & GM's usually played a system with a4+b3+Bb2 against me (while I played c6,b6,a6,Rb8,b5).
	chessninja.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=000257;p=1 (1157 words)

	Timeline2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		1829 Abbazia Defense of the Kings's Gambit 1st published by Silberschmidt.
		Hromadka Defense 1887.07.11 Start of 4th Scottish Ch, Edinburgh.
		1889.03 Hanham introduced the Hanham variation of the Philidor Defense.
	www.marshallschool.org /school/chess/team2/timeline2.html (6605 words)

	Chess DVD
		He also deals with his recommendation for White against the Bogo Indian Defense (he likes 4.Bd2), and what to do when Black steers the game into a Benoni Defense with 3...c5.
		The Contemporary Shield of the Nimzo Indian Coverage of the Nimzo-Indian Defense from Black's perspective, examining systems such as the Saemich Variation (4.a3), the 4.f3 Variation, and important "anti-Huebner" systems such as the Rubenstein (4.e3 c5 5.Nge2), and the Petrosian (4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nge2).
		In the second part of the lecture, Roman gives a detailed introduction to an opening that he has been playing for 20 years and that was a firm favourite of Fischer's, the Kings Indian Attack.
	www.chesscenter.com /chessdvd.html (4419 words)

	Chessville - Misc. - News - 6th Cap d´Agde Festival
		Anand, V - Svidler, P 1-0 Sicilian defense 34 moves
		Polgar, J - Kramnik, V 0.5-0.5 Sicilian defense: Grand Prix attack 35 moves
		Ponomariov, R - Kramnik, V 0.5-0.5 Sicilian defense 35 moves
	www.chessville.com /News/news_capagde2003.htm (900 words)

	Open Directory Project : Games : Board Games : Abstract : Battle Games : Chess : People : World Champions : Philidor, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		2 pages found in Philidor, Francois Andre Danican:
		Includes a description of his opening, Philidor's Defense, and a biography.
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	How to Beat a Grandmaster—Agony in Five Parts Article Number One: Torture
		For my second encounter with a GM, vs. Anka, I went to my reserve defense against 1.e4, namely the Philidor Defense.
		I was inspired by GM Tony Kosten's book, WINNING WITH THE PHILIDOR DEFENSE and I had had good results with it in American tournaments.
		But as I discovered, that meant nothing in Europe.
	www.jeremysilman.com /chess_true_combat/040228_hw_bt_gm_02.html (762 words)

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		Nxe5 Nf6 [Site "C41"] [White "Philidor's defense"] 1.
		Nc3 [Site "C41"] [White "Philidor"] [Black "Philidor counter-gambit, Zukertort Variation "] 1.
		Qf3 cxb5 [Site "C58"] [White "Two knights defense"] 1.
	www.abortionessay.com /eco/c.pgn (8617 words)

	Philidor Defence
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		PHILIDOR DEFENSE The Philidor Denfence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 combines a number of advantages.
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	www.chessset.com /phde.html (212 words)

	Philidor, Francois Andre Danican World Champions People Chess Battle Games Abstract Board Games Games
		Philidor, Francois Andre Danican World Champions People Chess Battle Games Abstract Board Games Games
		- Includes a description of his opening, Philidor's Defense, and a biography.
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	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Games/Board_Games/Abstract/Battle_Games/Chess/People/World_Champions/Philidor,_Francois_Andre_Danican (87 words)

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