Philidor at the Opera (not Morphy)

Philidor at the Opera (not Morphy)

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A picture of Philidor’s bust on the facade at the Opera Garnier in Paris.

A daft cartoon I knocked together about Masons.

This leads us onto games with the Philidor Opening. I have resisted
showing the Morphy at Opera game though the obvious link is there.
Not to be missed is luka - twhitehead RHP 2007. A good 13 mover.

This weeks puzzle
J. Anderson - C. Kennedy, Great Yarmouth 2023

White to play. 1.Rxd7 but which Rook. And how about 1.Qxd8+

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