I played offence.
Here's the "Philidor Defence" opening position:
At 8th banter, I put my queen on b3, forgot about the defence's c6 pawn placement. I was — Oh, well. — And yes, my opponent pushed the b7 pawn to b5. Mm.
And or but!
Checkmate happened. ðĨ
You can use your left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the mouse scroll to see the moves back and forth on the chessboard. But first, click the board.
Analysis
Bishop gone rogue on c4, but we closed the curtains in style.
ðĪ
François-AndrÃĐ Danican Philidor (1726–1795)
A Frenchman — and not just any Frenchman, but a composer, musician, and absolute chess legend of his time.
Yes — composer first, checkmate artist second.
Whilst others were prancing about with powdered wigs and flirting at the opera, Philidor was composing symphonies and mating fools blindfolded.
He made chess philosophical, musical, and deadly precise.