Philidor Defence
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Philidor's defence:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6
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Philidor's defence is one of the basic chess openings. It was used often by the 18th century master Philidor.
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Variations [change]
Philidor's counter-gambit [change]
- 1.e4 e5
- 2.Nf3 d6
- 3.d4 f5
Main line [change]
- 1.e4 e5
- 2.Nf3 d6
- 3.d4 exd4
- 4.Nxd4 Nf6
- 5.Nc3 Be7 or 5...g6 followed by 6...Bg7
Transposition [change]
Black can reach a line called the Hanham variation by transposing from the Pirc defence:
- 1.e4 d6
- 2.d4 Nf6
- 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 4.Nf3 e5
- Kosten, Tony 1992. Winning with the Philidor. Batsford, London.
- List of chess openings
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