François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player and composer (died 1795)

François-André Danican Philidor

French composer and chess player (1726–1795)

François-André Danican Philidor, often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer and chess player. He contributed to the early development of the opéra comique. He is widely regarded as the best chess player of his age; his book Analyse du…