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Philador, François André

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A celebrated composer and chess-player, born at Dreux; wrote a number of operas; in regard to chess his great maxim was "Pawns are the soul of chess"; fled at the time of the Revolution to London, where he died (1726-1795).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Philador, François André'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/philador-franassois-andrac.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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