 Atwood, one of Pitt's secretaries, came next; he was of a class which we should call third or two grades of odds below Philidor, a high standard of excellence to which but few amateurs attained.One of the most interesting features of Atwood as a chess player is that he recorded and preserved some of his games, an unusual practice at that time.These records have survived, among them the last games that Philidor played, which were against Atwood at Parsloe's Club in London on 20 June 1795.