“The pawns are the soul of chess”. With this sentence, Danican André Philidor (1726-1795), put the basics of chess strategy. Although a century would pass until the theory was revised and consolidated by Stenitz (founder of positional school), leading to how to understand chess as we know it today. Also contains Caissa (William Jones); Morals of Chess (Ben Franklin); Chess & Whist compared: Observations on Chess; Anecdotes & legends: The Famous game of Chess Play (Jo.Barrier, first printed 1652); Author: Philidor, Andre