they ▁found ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁take ▁positions ▁from ▁St amma ▁than ▁to ▁compose ▁new ▁ones ▁for ▁themselves ) ▁ ▁Another ▁common ▁point ▁with ▁St amma ▁is ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁his ▁algebraic ▁ch ess ▁notation , ▁which ▁was ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁Tra ité . ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁the ▁authors ▁distance ▁themselves ▁from ▁Phil idor ' s ▁Anal y se ▁du ▁jeu ▁des ▁É ch ec , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁variations ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁celebrated ▁French ▁master ▁are ▁more ▁instruct ive ▁than ▁correct . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁games ▁analyz ed ▁in ▁the ▁text ▁can ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁typical ▁examples ▁of ▁the ▁understanding ▁of ▁ch ess ▁during ▁the ▁En light en ment , ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁much ▁closer ▁to ▁Phil idor ▁than ▁to ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁Er cole ▁del ▁Rio , ▁L ol li ▁or ▁Pon z iani ▁of ▁the ▁Mod en ese ▁school . ▁The ▁It ali ans ▁( in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁French ) ▁advoc ated ▁free ▁piece ▁play , ▁g amb it ▁open ings ▁and ▁tact ical ▁comp lications . ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁practical ▁orientation , ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁published ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁more ▁theoretical ▁text book ▁of ▁Phil idor . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Rom antic ▁era , ▁the ▁play ▁of ▁am ateurs ▁was ▁considered ▁slow ▁and ▁monot on ous ; ▁however , ▁the ▁modern ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁gives ▁greater ▁consideration ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁Rom antic ▁period ▁than ▁of ▁the ▁En light en