François-André Danigan Philidor

François-André Danican Philidor (French: François-André Danican Philidor, September 7, 1726 - August 31, 1795) was a French chess master and composer in the mid-18th century. He attaches great importance to the status of "pawns" in the chess game. He tried to base chess theory on a scientific basis and is considered the first chess theorist to make a systematic analysis of chess. His major works include "Chess Analysis". In terms of composition, he was a representative composer of French comic operas in the 18th century. His works were dramatic and close to the lives of the masses, and were very popular at the time.