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The French Revolution: Pawns are the soul of chess
July 14, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
A quote by François-André Danican Philidor, the best player of the 18th century, who could only play by giving pawn or piece odds to his opponents and influenced his successors: Deschapelles, La Bourdonnais, Saint-Amant…
Back then, pawns were only used as fodder to open lines, such as in the King’s Gambit. A revolution was needed to discover their true power!
Gaston Franco tells us the story.