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Philidor's defence:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6
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d6 black pawn
e5 black pawn
e4 white pawn
f3 white knight
a2 white pawn
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a1 white rook
b1 white knight
c1 white bishop
d1 white queen
e1 white king
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Philidor's defence, usually called the Philodor, is one of the basic chess openings. It was used often by the 18th century master Philidor, and he published analsis about it in his textbook L'Analyse du jeu des échecs (1849).

Variations

Philidor's counter-gambit

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 f5

Main line

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 exd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Be7 or 5...g6 followed by 6...Bg7

Transposition

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

See also

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