The Lucena and Philidor positions in rook endings are fundamental. Philidor's Legacy--smother mate--is found in Lucena and it is an entirely separate matter...
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WS Branch (1854 - 1933) was the evergreen chess columnist in Cheltenham newspapers for over 40 years from 1890 to 1933.
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A new book well deserving of an English translation is François André Danican Philidor La culture échiquéenne en France et en Angleterre au XVIII e siècle.
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Watson v Green brilliancy. Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson – Max Green Championship of Victoria, Melbourne, 1936. Queen's Pawn Opening.
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