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252 PHILIDOR COLINIER-CAMBIT<br />
Philidor lcft no litcrary work on musi. and lor<br />
many years his compositionswere rarely heard. a.<br />
Maftchullenant eas periorned in Dreux, bis<br />
bnthplacc. in 1926 10 cclcbralc thc conposers<br />
bicentenary, and Akdc L Sav.rier, revil€d in 1976<br />
lor a 250th annileBary celebralion in London.<br />
marked a ienewal ofintereslin his nusic. ANooD<br />
iecordedsome ganeslron Phjlidor\hsryeasand<br />
6F s.or.s xr..rixni: hnr n. s.or.s $r!i!. ofrh.<br />
Eames he played in bis prime. His innuence on the<br />
slrategy oiche$. hoBever. n Penasive, although<br />
fully iecognized only since rhe Secondworld War<br />
(See pAwN aND No Mov.si posrroNAL sAcRrFrcEi<br />
O . Allen. <strong>The</strong> Life of Philidot. 1863, reproduced in<br />
PHII,IIIOR aOIJNTER-(:AMBIT- 5:17 Vinrr n<br />
naned ailer ns inlenror, reconne.ded <strong>by</strong> hin !s<br />
the besl play for Black but no lonecr rcgardcd as<br />
sou.d. (See DoDEN's Mrti sr! oG G^MB.)<br />
PHILIDOR I)ETENCE, -532. Deience <strong>to</strong> tbe Gc's<br />
noicd b, LLCTNA and recom<br />
nended <strong>by</strong> Ruy L6pEz. pHrLrDoR was its stronecst<br />
advocate: he disliked blocLidg his pawns Niih<br />
knighls and consid.rcd2 d6betler than2. . .<br />
Nc6. a prelerence not shared b, subscqu..l<br />
Seneiations. (see BoDEN S M^rri<br />
TRI.NDTY cAMEi MoRPEY: ^NDERSSE\i SPURIoUS GAvEs )<br />
PHTLDOR GAMBIT,603, variation ol ihe nNG's<br />
GAMBTT Accepled given <strong>by</strong> sArrro a.d r.commended<br />
<strong>by</strong> mLrDoR, but lcss popntar ihan lhe<br />
main attcrnativc. ihe HANSEN c^Mctr (605).<br />
PEILIDOR'S LEGACY. the name for onc kind of<br />
Grc.o: I c4e5 2NANC6 3Bc4Bc5.{ir0Nf6 5<br />
Rel G0 6 c3 Res 7 d4 exd4 I e5 Ng,1 9 crd4<br />
Nxd4 t0 Nxd4 Oh.l 1l Nf3 Oxe+ l2 Khl<br />
Qg1+ 13 N or R\g1Nf2, a kind ofmatinennish<br />
that is also not u.common. <strong>The</strong>se checknatesare<br />
not cspccially.onflccicd sirh Philidor. TIe dame<br />
$as o.iginated <strong>by</strong> Thomas ?rucn in his undistin<br />
euished book,4tr hrodr.nb tu the Hittary a"d<br />
l/!4 ,l arft.s (chelrenhad, 1804).<br />
PHILIDOR VARIATION. 3l,l in thc nmnop's<br />
orr\rNc, Siven <strong>by</strong> Ruy L6Ez and advocated bt<br />
PETLTDoR as the proper w.y robuildaPAWNcExrrE.<br />
Thc lariation had aD cxhordinarily lone ru.<br />
dudngwhich sr^vu s continualion. 3 . . . Nl6 4<br />
d4 exd4 5 e5 d5, was lhougbl <strong>to</strong> lavour Whire.<br />
Eventually- improvements for Rhck qere found: 6<br />
cxf6 dx.4 7 Qh5 0-0 (?ratr, 1825): 6Bbl Ne4 7<br />
cxd4 Qh4 (.^rvr, 1M2). <strong>The</strong> Enslishman leter<br />
Prart was nor a nrongplayer. buthe wrote id lively<br />
sttle, challengine thc orthodoxy othis conreBpor<br />
ancs. (scc BouRDoNNArs.)<br />
PIATIGORSXY, CRECOR (1901-76). famous<br />
celht {ho wirh his <strong>chess</strong>playing wilc Ja.quclinc<br />
(,4? Rothschild) save (rhrousb the Piatiso6ky<br />
Foundltion) a cup ror a tiennial <strong>to</strong>urnameot <strong>to</strong><br />
includc iwo Erandmastcrs lrom the USA. tso iroB<br />
ihe IISSR :nd f.nr fr.m .rh.r ..nnhi.! ls.<br />
<strong>to</strong>umanenls Bere held: Los Angeles 1963, won <strong>by</strong><br />
ru8Es and prrRosyANjandS.nt.Monica 1966, won<br />
<strong>by</strong> spAss(y. l hcy werc thc strongcst <strong>to</strong>urnanenh<br />
<strong>to</strong> be held in the USA since NeN York 1927. For<br />
tbe second evenr there sas a prze tund ol$20-000<br />
a.d thc numbcr oI comlrclilo( aas increlsed <strong>to</strong><br />
PICTTININNY, a problem hs(: a black paND<br />
(o$ei than a rook\ p.wn) on ir seond rank is<br />
mo!.d in cach of thc lour po$ible ways ({o<br />
forvard moves, two captures): rhcs movcs. each<br />
answered bl a dillerent mating continualion. may<br />
be shosn in rhe soLUroN or the sEr pL\!. FiBt<br />
show. <strong>by</strong>sHrNkMAN in 1885, ihclaskwasnamed<strong>by</strong><br />
Frank Ja.ei [,, Elias Silhe6rein] (1875 1957) in<br />
1!i1. (conpareALBrNo.)<br />
A position <strong>by</strong> Lucena..1497. White males in 6!e<br />
wirhoul capturing any blach men: 1 Oe6+ KhS 2<br />
Nfr+ KaS 3 Nh6+ KhS 4 Oss+ R\a8 5 Ni7<br />
nate. From lime <strong>to</strong> tine in maslcr play tnc<br />
possibili ty o i chechnales o I this kind influ ences the<br />
Beare in bis xo)d, Aahe af <strong>Chess</strong>e Pldt<br />
(lnndon. 1656) sives the loUosins sanc <strong>by</strong>
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