▁with ▁Bernard , ▁Car lier , ▁Leg er ▁or ▁Verd oni ▁was ▁G arn ier ; ▁then , ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁players ▁used ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁advantage ▁is ▁reported . ▁The ▁best ▁players ▁are ▁Mr . ▁Bernard , ▁Mr . ▁Car lier , ▁Mr . ▁Verd oni , ▁Mr . ▁Leg er , ▁and ▁Mr . ▁G arn ier ; ▁who ▁being ▁only ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁class ▁of ▁players , ▁are ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁Mr . ▁de ▁Leg alle ▁or ▁Mr . ▁Phil idor , ▁without ▁receiving ▁a ▁pa wn ▁and ▁the ▁move . ▁Then ▁follow ▁the ▁gentlemen ▁to ▁whom ▁a ▁pa wn ▁and ▁two ▁moves ▁are ▁given ; ▁the ▁Count ▁de ▁B iff y ▁and ▁Che val iers ▁de ▁Be a ure voir , ▁de ▁la ▁P all u ▁and ▁d ' An fe let . ▁ ▁Al most ▁nothing ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁these ▁players . ▁G arn ier ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁subscri bers ▁to ▁Ph ild or ' s ▁book ' s ▁second ▁edition ▁( in ▁the ▁list ▁are ▁also ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁B iff y , ▁Bernard , ▁Leg er ▁and ▁Leg all ). ▁Probably ▁the ▁Che val ier ▁de ▁Be a ure voir ▁is ▁the ▁best - known ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁A ▁few ▁games ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁Phil idor , ▁in ▁fact , ▁surv ive . ▁G . ▁Walker ▁reported ▁these ▁games ▁with ▁a ▁brief ▁note ▁explaining ▁that ▁De ▁Be a ure voir ▁acquired ▁a ▁reputation ▁in ▁France ▁for ▁his ▁skill ▁at ▁ch ess