Selection of studies composed by 

François-André Dunican Philidor

(France, 7.9.1726 - 31.8.1795).

 

More about this famous pioneer in chess on Wikipedia.

His famous book dated 1776 !

EG index gives the following interesting references to articles in EG with or by him:

Philidor-200 Memorial Tourney 1994 9912-22 (116)

Grondijs, H. Philidor-200 MT 1994 626 (116)

The pawn as the soul of the endgame study Philidor-200 MT 1994 626 (116)

Roycroft, A.J. Philidor - in '94 229 (159-62)

Philidor, A.D. article about [by Roycroft] - 229 (159-62); book about [by Dupont-Danican] - 630 (116) illustration - 229 (159-62)

Dupont-Danican, J.F. Pour Philidor (1995) 630 (116)

(All his studies, more exact dates, possible corrections or cooks and exact details about sources can be found in the

Harold van der Heijden database V (31-12-2015) ).

Philidor at an Blindfold exhibitio in London 1780.