Analysis of the game of chess, by AD Philidor

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ANALYSIS

GAME OF CHESS,
A.D. PIU IDOR,
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AUTHOR OL Wie STRATAGENE OF CHES

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ADVERTISEMENT,

EDITOR AND TRANSLATOR

THR, tronlesote:aupesiily Wich
Philidor proserved, for neany hala centiry,
over the ast skill players of Buxope,
‘woul lowe be salient to eins the mii

of lis work (0 be opprecistod, were not
ho tents itself wuiveslly ackninblged

fo he one of the best anid anost procious

veltings on the ssionse of the Game of

Chose. The nthor of € was partially
‘eninont for the ial mancauiee of hit
pawns: i wns he who ine etait its
Pinel th Gb was impossible to be a
good player, witht Anvwing how to play
fe paws, which hs called the Sod of
(Chea, and that, on their proper inproper
arangemint, dopends almost always cther
thy gain oF the fos of dhe party. An the
playing of his great master ars eomtantly
to be found regular ata we premed
tau defences snd bis omanks, whilst hey
rove his perfect kuowlelge of tho gun
test the pron of hin genius

PPillor published is Analysis of Chess
10 1740 ho was thn ut twenty-tzee ymin
of es amd wus alecady cousidered the
reat pleyer of bis time, ‘he A ton

‘only contined ino games, snd the meth

oF giving: mate with elo sid isp

busied caste, concerning wich wnttion

rites were in dou, among shan ware

Salvio ma Cenrera. "This teuive wae tee
‘ered tho mere instustive hy the new ae
‘hod adopted of walysing the game in hic
notes en theeust essential mores, ana re
using itto props, which might equally
serve to guile the pager ia the etfack ac
ll as tho! dofonce. Twenty-eight years
torwards, namely, in A777, he published a
econd edition, with x Supplement sl Hads
af Parties, Which rendered thn work: more
Finished, and a the saane tims moro lee

‘This Nook having been printed oniy by sub
{ctiption, the edion his Income exceed

ly sarc ives omoequsty Gong that
it woul ti rendesing an essential ervon to
the amateurs of Caese by prescnting them
vith a now eon of Philidor Analy,
‘in hich the more convenient method of

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placing the remarks fer ech move has
teow adopted whoreby. the sesdet ie-not
obliged to tum th. page, noe divert. is at
ve ssarhing for 4 remark upon the
"wave mich i is immediatly bane i *

This new edition ic eonsoqueutly trans
Iodan Grom Philidor oxigital work, the
‘oles. of which i has heen ese
ary italy to new-inedels i inrsanee
Go Aithors arose sheen at tines
hanged tho sim of tho Danaator hab been
tw render Pillidor's meaning in o leon and
rocks mane, wtkont deviadig seen
‘ial ftom bis own words. For. the sake of
method, and to flat. to smtents tho
uuly of Gis grest model, the varaGons or
erent weye of paying, the fist parties

‘ave eon paced mmedinly alter the
Dati. themselves; these i Phir
cond eon, were. avin mers nike Sap
lement tothe wat

Gonsiderabla advantage wil he; moreover
ined by Taving the portion of de gaa
sath on Diagrams for very end int
aud the ask-games hich tak lacs ster
the seventh or eighth mw df pty decay
begun. This method, by Toning player
the fiity of mmodiaaly ply he pie
and verifying ata glanoe the nl sisuton
il kei spare he: amater tho eos
of haying several chosetwnrt, fr situations
‘whi ho: ould wish to proccevé, ‘without
liging hi to eevommie ta same pay
‘on ovany back game,

The Lest mumer ef dying tae game

‘with avantage, either for autor two players
swish to derive equal instruction from the
exeslet principles on the theers and. prac

tice of ehem, would bo for nach to play, one
after the other, the grunos on the board; to
amine every more separiely, and. dive
Into its motives to try, Jn short, how he
rol pay in such and such situntion, ant
ten to make the eomparzon betwoen his
‘own play and that of the Author, na die
caver the reson Gat readers the later pre

eruble, By thas exervsing himself, visible

process wil soon bs petesired and, aftr
ow mont! study, followed up in this man-
net, more knowledge of the game willbe
sequieed fan would be leaned by losing

ole yearsim plang without guide oF prin-

ciples

PREFACE OF THR AUTHOR,

SayERAL Isard Avid have’ pue
liked their nguios om the origin of Che
Tell not entre t0 give my opinion
conformity wi the Fatranbull Panett
Romo, ‘Tho Chinese play at Cheest ut
ther game i nothing ike ot, cite i
fhe march ofthe pawns or the stength of
‘he pieses, he Ariane véey probably
Drought this geme into uke and. their
stbors ase ite invention to tho Linda,
Though Chews Ie crt the sabe
ment of dhe grontest bonis Torn ges
past, the Erie and Spenians ema to
hve teen principally engaged in nee
he ist trstnes om that alc fave Lon
Printed in thos lnguagersuerertican Teal
‘exceed them ia the ramber of yolames
and the TV. Bicker vom Shath-wn? Kenige
Spiel of the Duke of Urunswick, published
be
tnder the fttione name of Gustacus Sele
ns, constitute the hole of what Gorman

fore ns of any somveguenco on the game.

France as, tall Gines, had good pagent CONTENTS.

Ft they Tavs naglected to parti ise

‘overs to the public; and, T believe, 1

nah the Bist of muy nation who bes taken

‘pon Rinse to eet ferdh nm tra ight cho

theory and practice of this game. Tht fori icarenabibs Casa
ork is vided ints two parts tho et ia Price othe Ambar

Chie, composed of the eon of 1749, HINSEPABEY rc

Sith eomeotions and new remacksy the wee is Het

ond combines » peeal auaber of mow me- Sued fags
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