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Philidor’s Defense

 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)

 

This defense was analyzed and published by Philidor in 1749.  Several 

miniatures are associated with this defense.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Be6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.Nxe6 fxe6 7.Bc4 e5 

8.Qd5 threatens 9.Qf7 mate and 9.Qxb7 (Hagesaether - Szuveges, Germany 

1992)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Bg4 4.Be2 Nf6 5.O-O d5? [5…Nc6 looks best] 

6.Nxe5 Bxe2 7.Qxe2 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nc6??  9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Nxf6 mate 

(Rimmer - Hughes, Internet 1996)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Nxe5! Bxd1?? 7.Bxf7+ 

Ke7 8.Nd5 mate  (Nasser - Mbye, Dubai 1986)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Ng5 Qe7 6.Bxf7+ Kd8 7.Bb3 

Ke8 8.Nf7 wins  (Labourey - Dubois, Paris 1989)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 g6 4.d4 Nc6 5.dxe5 Nxe5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Bxf7+ and 

if 7...Kxf7 8.Qxd8 wins the Queen (Wall - Italiano, Internet 1996)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Bg4 4.Nc3 a6 5.Nxe5 Bxd1?? (Black should play 5...

dxe5) 6.Bxf7+ Ke7 7.Nd5 mate (Wall - Perry, Tacoma, WA 1968)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Bg4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.Nxe5 Bxd1 7.Bxf7+ 

Ke7 8.Nd5 mate (Hartlaub - Worch, Bremen 1890)

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