A Worthy Philidor

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Updated: May 18, 2008, 9:33 AM | 7 | Strategy

This game is one of the most famous from the McDonnell-Labourdonnais matches. Labourdonnais sets up a powerful pawn center and marches down to queen in a way that would have made Philidor proud.

NOTE: ANNOTATIONS FROM THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CHESS GAMES.

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