Chess pronounciations . . ..

Lichess - is it Lee-chess, or is it Lie-chess?

Philidor - is it File-a-door, or is it Fill-a-door?

Any more?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRpPqcrdE-o
For Philidor: _https://youtu.be/msMxdxpP400

@bufferunderrun said in #2:

Ha-ha! Very good. Thanks very much!

Alekhine
Euwe
Pirc
Scheveningen

Often mispronounced unless you are a native

@lizani said in #4:

Pirc

Often mispronounced unless you are a native

I play this opening. Correct pronunciation is Peerts and not Perk.

@lizani said in #4:

Alekhine
Euwe
Pirc
Scheveningen

Often mispronounced unless you are a native

The surname Alekhine is often mispronounced even among native speakers.
And the word Scheveningen was used during WWII to identify German spies, who were unable to pronounce it correctly.

@stockwellpete said in #1:

Lichess - is it Lee-chess, or is it Lie-chess?

Philidor - is it File-a-door, or is it Fill-a-door?

Any more?

Philidor - Philly d'Or

By the way, pronunciation is one of the most often mispronounced words.

@ILikeBlitz said in #6:

The surname Alekhine is often mispronounced even among native speakers.

Is it Alec-keen, or is it Alec-kine? Or maybe they are both wrong?

Is it Alec-keen, or is it Alec-kine? Or maybe they are both wrong?

Alé-h-een, where h is like in hive.