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Every great game has an origin. The Founders Board honours the people whose ideas laid the foundations of modern chess. Without them, none of the rest would exist.
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Every great game has an origin. The Founders Board honours the people whose ideas laid the foundations of modern chess. Without them, none of the rest would exist.
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Boards of Fame · Founders Board
13 Sept 2026
Ruy López de Segura: The Priest Behind the Opening
The opening carries his name, but Ruy López did not invent 3.Bb5. His real legacy lies in helping turn opening study into something systematic.
Boards of Fame · 300 Years
7 Sept 2026
Philidor at 300: More Than a Name in an Opening
Three hundred years after Philidor's birth, his legacy still runs through pawn play, rook endings and one of chess history's most unusual double careers.