Letsplaychess.com presents: The Evolution of Chess Style #2 - Philidor (continued)

[usernname1]

going to make my way through the whole series, thanks a lot for these

[keyar87]

Your videos are simply great! Thank you!

[kaanta999]

I just love learning all I can of Philidore. 

[mattfca]

after e6 bishop can take the rook and skewer the other rook

[mhjobe]

@mattfca Not really... take another look at blacks rook on g8...

[SpongeInPyjama]

at 1:11 why rook takes and not bishop? lol

[omarzanusso]

@SpongeInPyjama Bishop cannot take because black rook pins it down.

[supermariop2007]

nice instructive video

[drizztisgod]

Very interesting, KC, very interesting. I've been pondering the importance and usefulness of pawns myself, and it's good to see I'm not alone :)

[IndyJoner]

two great contrasting lessons on pawn power, thx KC

[sivshani]

The first game apeer in the first part of Kasparov's books about the great players of the past. it said it is a instrouctive game which philidor play against himself and not against a real opponent

[paliaubos]

'ello, could someone advice me a free site to play 30min games at? chesscube/ yahoogames have very few ppl rated >1800 interested in longer games, playchess and icc apparently aren't free

[KingDutto]

i play at chess cube in longer games, add me my handle is dutto.

[Sorcerer88]

try FICS

[dylancaprotti]

Kingcrusher,

I find it interesting that you seem to be surprised at the level of understanding that was apparent in the theory demonstrated in these games that are a few hundred years old.

If you ask me it is quite probable that those guys might have been better, and all the theory and memorization of variation doesn't really in the end amount to all that much.

Call me crazy.

[YouPeeEsss]

I like this series. Thanks for uploading.

[Ruxistico]

Great video! Thanks! I really like your idea and hope you will continue the series!

I can recommend "My Great Predecessors" by Kasparov - these books has the evolution of chess as a theme as well.

[SrbijaDavidp]

nice vid thx

[paparodendro1]

Tryfon for president!

[Zyrog]

nice, do some on morphy :D hes my fav chess player

[mullinmm]

Thanks again, a true pleasure to watch your videos. If only I could play chess!

[cheque321]

Good series concept!

[bboyxchristian]

i miss these instructive gamess!!!! thanks kc

[Nola213]

The second game here is a very nice game. A thing of beauty..., I love the rook sac.

-and yes it does seem this Philidor fellow was way ahead of his time, or at least the two opponents you showed him play against , who chose to develope bishops, before knights, and not really play all that agressively.

I wonder what the settings looks like back then. The board, where they played, spectators ect. I believe you said this was late 1700's? hmm Well before the first easily taken pictures.

[mikramuddin]

Simply Amazing KC. Great work and good research on your part. Even more amazing was Philidor's 2nd game you picked; in which he was able to move about all his pawn up by two ranks without loosing a piece. Never seen a game played like that. Thanks again and good to see you back as a teacher again.

[fezzjr]

Philidor really was a great chess mind and one of the first masters to play positionally rather than tactically, which was popular before his time.