▁an ▁account ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁games ▁played ▁between ▁two ▁comm itte es ▁head ed ▁respectively ▁by ▁D esch ap elles ▁and ▁Car lier . ▁ ▁Leg er ▁ ▁Other ▁references ▁consider ▁Leg er ▁as ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁Phil idor , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁roughly ▁the ▁same ▁strength ▁as ▁Car lier . ▁In ▁J ourn oud ' s ▁Nouvelle ▁rég ence , ▁for ▁instance , ▁Leg er ▁is ▁defined ▁" le ▁fame ux ▁Lé ger , ▁le ▁succ esseur ▁de ▁Phil idor ", ▁while ▁Car lier ▁is ▁" l ' ant agon iste , ▁le ▁rival ▁de ▁Lé ger ". ▁The ▁story ▁continues : ▁ils ▁ont ▁jou é ▁dix ▁ans ▁ensemble , ▁et ▁pendant ▁ces ▁dix ▁ans , ▁ils ▁n ' ont ▁fait ▁que ▁dus ▁parties ▁n ul les ▁En fin , ▁il ▁y ▁a ▁six ▁mois ▁que ▁Lé ger ▁eu ▁g agna ▁une : ▁Car lier ▁pr it ▁sa ▁re van che ▁le ▁len dem ain . ▁( they ▁played ▁ten ▁years ▁together , ▁and ▁during ▁these ▁ten ▁years , ▁they ▁only ▁did ▁drawn ▁games . ▁Finally , ▁six ▁months ▁ago ▁Leg er ▁won ▁a ▁game : ▁Car lier ▁took ▁his ▁reven ge ▁the ▁next ▁day .) ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁French ▁front , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁players ▁had ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁some ▁right ▁to ▁consider ▁himself ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁Phil idor ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁never ▁an ▁" o fficial " ▁match ▁among ▁them ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁determine ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁strong est ▁player ▁in ▁France . ▁The ▁same ▁article