The book The Life of Philidor, Musician And Chess-Player was written by author George Allen Here you can read free online of The Life of Philidor, Musician And Chess-Player book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Life of Philidor, Musician And Chess-Player a good or bad book?
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If the reader knew, as well as I do, with what force and propriety Herr von der Lafa exprefTes himfelf in our language, he would regret that the origi- nal had not been written in Englifh at once. He will, at any rate, think none the worfe of my tafte for limit- ing my Notes to a few references or illuftrations. G. A. P H I L I D O R AS CHESS-AUTHOR AND CHESS-PLAYER. N the following EfTay, which is offered as a Supplement to the Life of Yhilidor, it is propofed to difcufs the merit, which the A...nalyfe may poffefs, as a work of Chefs- theory, and to attempt fome eftimate of the Chefs-flcill of its author, in comparifon — fo far, at leaft, as fuch comparifon is admiffible or practicable — with that of later and, contemporary players. I. PHILIDOR AS CHESS-AUTHOR. , HILIDOR was indebted for his world- wide celebrity, not folely to his fuperi- ority in aftual play over thofe of his con- temporaries," whom he met over the board, but alfo as well to his perfonal relations with many men of high rank and diftinftion, as to the 3' 122 THE LIFE OF PHILIDOR.
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