Francois-Andre Philidor

The first player to treat pawns as the soul of chess, and the strongest of the 18th century.

Career In The Collection

6 Games

• 1794 vs George Atwood Black London C00 1-0
• 1794 vs George Atwood Black London D20 1/2-1/2
• 1794 vs George Atwood Black London C00 0-1
• 1788 vs Hans Moritz Von Bruehl Black London C38 0-1
• 1783 vs Count Bruehl Black London C23 0-1
• 1749 vs Analysis\ Analyse White Game one C23 1-0

Keep Studying

Open any game above to read it move by move, or replay it on the interactive board. When a position grabs you, have Stockfish analyze the whole game, or play the ideas out against Stockfish yourself. All the players are on the Grandmaster Games hub.