Jean-Louis Preti

[2][3] Settling in Bordeaux, France, he was appointed first flutist at the city theater and developed an interest in chess.

[3] In Paris in 1867 Preti founded the famous monthly chess magazine, La Stratégie, which he edited until 1875.

[2][4] His son Numa Preti (27 February 1841, Bordeaux – 28 January 1908, Argentuil)[1] succeeded him as editor from 1875 to 1907.

[2][3] Preti's primary work in the endgame was Traité complet, théorique et pratique sur les fins de parties au jeu des échecs (Paris 1858).

[3] He also coauthored three books with Philippe Ambroise Durand, including the two-volume Stratégie raisonné des fins de partie (1871–1873).