▁if ▁this ▁interpretation ▁is ▁correct . ▁The ▁ch ess ▁encounter ▁between ▁Leg al ▁and ▁J ans sen ▁happened , ▁according ▁to ▁a for ement ioned ▁author , ▁after ▁the ▁match ▁between ▁Phil idor ▁and ▁J ans sen ▁and , ▁thus , ▁must ▁be ▁col located ▁after ▁ 1 7 4 7 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁likely , ▁as ▁also ▁suggested ▁by ▁Allen , ▁that ▁Leg all ▁played ▁St amma , ▁since ▁the ▁latter ▁lived ▁for ▁a ▁certain ▁period ▁in ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁published ▁the ▁Ess ai ▁sur ▁le ▁jeu ▁des ▁e ch ec s ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 7 . ▁If ▁this ▁is ▁correct , ▁Leg al ▁would ▁have ▁played ▁St amma ▁before ▁Phil idor ▁began ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁C afé ▁de ▁la ▁Rég ence . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁att ained ▁to ▁a ▁very ▁advanced ▁old ▁age ▁to ▁nearly ▁nin ety ▁years . ▁After ▁his ▁defeat ▁with ▁Phil idor ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁of ▁ 1 7 5 5 ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁however , ▁he ▁maintained ▁his ▁rank ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁player ▁of ▁France . ▁Thus , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁highly ▁probable ▁that ▁he ▁played , ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁fav ou rable ▁outcome , ▁with ▁the ▁dis ci ples ▁of ▁Phil idor ▁of ▁the ▁Société ▁des ▁Am ateurs '' ▁( B ern ard , ▁Car lier , ▁Leg er ▁and ▁Verd oni ). ▁ ▁Leg all ▁is ▁the ▁e pon ym ▁of ▁Leg all ' s ▁mate , ▁a ▁m ating ▁pattern ▁found ▁in ▁his