Many writers have made reference to Philidor's views that a gambit defended against well leads to a draw. It may be of interest to read Philidor's actual words.
[A] Gambit equally well attacked and defended, is never a decisive party on either side; it is true that he who gives a Pawn has the pleasure of always having the attack, and the prospect of winning, which would be a certainty, if he who is on the defensive did not play regularly well for the ten or twelve first moves.I was unable to find this assertion among Philidor's analysis of gambits in the 1750 edition.
A. Danican Philidor, Analysis of the Game of Chess (London, 1790), 71.
No comments:
Post a Comment