This episode we hear about the man who said that pawns were “the soul of chess.”  It’s an episode on Philidor.  We’re studying Philidor vs. an unknown player (France, 1790).  Before you listen, check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1075428 Resources: Game analysis (video):    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QVGEqB6kcI&t=78s Opening study (King’s Gambit):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiBGuSwUrw&t=61s Support the show: Sign up for the newsletter: https://audiblechess.substack.com/welcome   Become an official Patron: www.patreon.com/audiblechess To make a one-time contribution, you can buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/davidzok --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audiblechess/message