François-André Danican Philidor (1726–1795) (7 Sept 1726 Jahr – 31 Aug 1795 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

Was a French composer and chess player. He is regarded as the best chess player of his age; his book Analyse du jeu des Échecs was considered a standard chess manual for at least a century.

Philidor's name is used for three well-known chess topics:

1. The Philidor Defense, an opening he advocated;
2. Philidor's Legacy, a type of smothered mate (in fact invented centuries before Philidor);
3. Philidor's position, several endgame positions.