Philippe Stamma
Philippe Stamma , known as “the Syrian” (born with Alep towards 1705 - 1755), player of failures and type-setter of studies of failures.
Stamma was in England translator for Arabic. Semi-official champion of the “noble play”, it occurred in London in Slaughter' S Coffee House in St Martin' S Lane, the English equivalent of the Café of Regency in Paris.
Its reputation was due to a large extent to its collection of studies entitled “the secrecies of the failures” (1737), which was translated into English (1745) and German (Breslau, 1784). This book, the first to use the algebraic Notation, popularized in Europe the art of the finales of failures, extremely appreciated since centuries in the Middle East.
He was regarded as one of the best players of the world until his defeat vis-a-vis Philidor with London in 1747.
Work
Philippe Stamma, “ Test on the play of the failures: where one gives some rules for playing well, & gaining the advantage by fine blows & ∫ubtils, which one can call the secrecies of this play ” (1737), impr. Emery, Paris.| Random links: | Rothesay (New Brunswick) | John Banner | The Man who murmured with the ear of the horses | Federación Ibérica de Juventudes Libertarias | Rafael Camino | Thornburg,_Pennsylvanie |