I've been finding interesting articles lately on Le Café de la Régence website, where the frequency of posts seems to have been stepped up in recent months: https://lecafedelaregence.blogspot.com/
I recall material on Philidor, Deschapelles, Labourdonnais, Saint Amant, Staunton, Alekhine, Rosenthal, von der Lasa, de Rivière, Lasker, Morphy, Harrwitz, and others. A number of letters written to von der Lasa have been discussed (of which I am hoping to see more).
It's in French, but your French doesn't need to be that good to get the meaning.
Le Café de la Régence
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Excellent site - the old maps are really useful for anyone interested in chess history visiting Paris. A couple of places mentioned still exist, and it is possible to work out the locations of some of the long lost ones with a little work.
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Is the actual building that was the Cafe still standing these days, and if so what is it now?
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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No. There have been 3 incarnations, I think. The one on the site mentioned was demolished and the ground is now part of the Louvre. I visited the last place with the name in the 1970's as I recall, but my memory is pretty bad!!! Was over there a few weeks back and the road where Philidor once lived is still there - round the corner from eglise San supilce of Dan brown book fame. Apologies for the grammar!!Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 12:20 amIs the actual building that was the Cafe still standing these days, and if so what is it now?
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This web page is interesting:
https://lecafedelaregence.blogspot.com/ ... alais.html
See the modern photograph under the heading "Chapitre 8":
"Le Café de la Régence est maintenant remplacé par l'office du tourisme du Maroc."
https://lecafedelaregence.blogspot.com/ ... alais.html
See the modern photograph under the heading "Chapitre 8":
"Le Café de la Régence est maintenant remplacé par l'office du tourisme du Maroc."
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Nice!!. Must go through the site at the weekend and prepare to drag my wife round on some feeble excuse next time we are over there!! Somewhere at home I have a key for the group picture. It may be in a small post I did on Winawer.John Townsend wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:45 amThis web page is interesting:
https://lecafedelaregence.blogspot.com/ ... alais.html
See the modern photograph under the heading "Chapitre 8":
"Le Café de la Régence est maintenant remplacé par l'office du tourisme du Maroc."
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Those interested in the history of the rules of chess should appreciate today's article at Le Café de la Régence, as it discusses a proposal in 1802 to change the stalemate rule: https://lecafedelaregence.blogspot.com/