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Uncommon card · Arts
François-André Danican Philidor, an Uncommon card
François-André Danican Philidor, born François-André Danican and often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer and chess master.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 24,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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 jeu des Échecs was considered a standard chess manual for at least a century.
- A chess opening, an endgame position, and a checkmate method are all named after him.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The François-André Danican Philidor article was read about 24,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get François-André Danican Philidor
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, François-André Danican Philidor (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
