d q = ch ess + % 2 7 % 2 7 Lond on + Mag azine % 2 7 % 2 7 ++ % 2 2 may + 1 8 2 5 % 2 2 & cd = 1 # v = one page & q =& f = false ▁London ▁Magazine , ▁May ▁ 1 8 2 5 ] </ ref > ▁</ blockquote > ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book ▁The ▁life ▁of ▁Phil idor , ▁the ▁following ▁consider ations , ▁which ▁can ▁give ▁us ▁an ▁idea ▁about ▁de ▁Leg all ' s ▁strength ▁at ▁the ▁ch ess board ▁are ▁reported : ▁M . ▁de ▁K erm ur , ▁S ire ▁de ▁Leg al , ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁about ▁forty ▁years ▁old , ▁re igned ▁supre me ▁in ▁that ▁famous ▁Ca fe , ▁and ▁was ▁und ou bt edly ▁a ▁player ▁of ▁extraordinary ▁strength ; ▁for ▁Phil idor ▁alone ▁was ▁ever ▁able ▁to ▁beat ▁him , ▁and ▁that , ▁too , ▁not ▁until ▁he ▁had ▁developed ▁his ▁entire ▁force ▁by ▁playing ▁with ▁Sir ▁Abraham ▁J ans sen ▁and ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁St amma (* ). ▁The ▁" first ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁band " ▁found ▁it ▁necessary ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁Ro ok ▁from ▁M . ▁de ▁Leg al ; ▁and ▁it ▁took ▁full ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁work ▁his ▁way ▁up , ▁through ▁the ▁various ▁degrees ▁of ▁odd s , ▁to ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁confront ing ▁his ▁master , ▁on ▁even ▁terms , ▁as ▁a ▁" first - rate ". ▁(* ) ▁F et